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2-Year Interview Questions -- II
Eric Baer shares another round of questions -- touching on student populations and potentially challenging situations -- asked of those seeking to teach at community colleges.
Magnificent Obsessions
Terry Castle's memoir blends critical intelligence and awkward recollections. Scott McLemee reads it in earnest.
Live from the League, Day 3
The theme today seemed to be generational change, but in a good way; instead of the hand-wringing about leadership crises...
My $1,500 Tablet
My latest computer purchase is a Lenovo X201T Tablet. Around $1,500 - with 4 gigs of RAM and some other...
Tiger Mothers and Superficial Scholars
In my role as a fellowships adviser, I have a motto: think laterally - not literally. “ Tiger mothers” as...
UBU SEASON
A week that features Bernard Madoff denouncing people for being greedy, and Moammar Gaddafi delivering a sermon on love, can...
Live from the League, Day 2
Dear reader, I attended six presentations at the League for Innovation conference yesterday, so you didn’t have to. The highlight...
What Do Students Remember?
David Head asked the question in his classes -- and considers what he learned.