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Solving the Proximity Problem?
Have you figured out any methods for mitigating the proximity problem? This problem is particularly acute in higher education, where...
An Introduction
The Center for International Higher Education at Boston College presents a new blog, The World View, which will offer commentary...
BURYING BERRY
The University of Kentucky, a public institution, used to hold the papers of that state's most esteemed living writer, Wendell...
ABC's and PhD's: Family Circles
When my son was in kindergarten his teacher gave the class an exercise designed to help the children define what...
Botching the Interview
Eliza Woolf recounts her mistakes when going up for a nonacademic job.
The Turbulent Years
A classic work on the Depression era is back in print. Scott McLemee rallies to its call.
The Most Intelligent of Birds
Five inches of rain fell here in the first two weeks of June, after a wet May. Lush plants I’ve...
The Wrong Metaphor
My town is dealing with the same economic pressures as most -- declining state aid, declining tax revenues -- so...