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10 Years After
The anniversary of 9/11 is just ahead, and scholars are weighing in. Scott McLemee does a quick roundup.
Priorities for Year One
Rob Weir suggests ways to avoid panic and confusion as you launch your career at a new institution.
University of Venus - English as the Academic Lingua Franca
I am writing this short text from a computer whose keyboard settings are not English but Icelandic, a language with...
Technology and Learning - An Open Model for Vendor Collaboration
Last week I participated in a type of web meeting that I hope becomes the norm for academic / vendor...
Student Affairs and Technology - Are We Ready To Support Online Learners?
Student affairs practitioners have often used the perceived diminishment of face-to-face contact as a rationale against implementing certain forms of...
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'd Probably, To My Surprise, Do Again
The Army ROTC cadets down by the goalposts didn’t look particularly happy their team was winning. After each conversion they...
Living room
I was reading about some real estate in Italy. A bit north of Rome, including the southern portion of Tuscany...
12 Ways to Survive 2011-12
The economic crisis requires that colleges embrace radical changes in the way they operate, writes Michael Bugeja.