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A Skeptic's Take on Academic Blogs
In the blogging circles in which I run, one of my many claims to fame is the extent to which...
Regrets, I've Had a Few
The editors of the cultural magazine . N+1 are publishing a booklet called What We Should Have Known: Two Discussions...
Early Aid Could Lift College Aspirations
Making Pell Grants available to 11th graders could help students from low-income families realize that affording a higher education is within their reach, Mark G. Yudof writes.
Lessons Learned
Paula M. Krebs considers the way applying for a major foundation grant offers ideas for managing academic life generally.
'Too Good' for Tenure?
Like most young faculty members, I began my first job with my eyes on the prize six years ahead --...
Faking It, With 2 Books and More
Terry Caesar considers the assumptions academics make about fellow academics -- many times based on a less than complete reality.
To the Things Themselves
Sometimes bric-a-brac has meaning. Scott McLemee interviews an interpreter.
Talkin 'bout Their Generation
Everyone knows that rock and roll is all about kicking out the jams: ditching uptight squares, taking long rides in...