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Calling the 'Inertia Busters'

Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a tough message to state colleges last month: Despite the cascading effects of the recession...

Chestnuts, Roasting in an Open Blog...

A new correspondent writes: I'm in the market for for an administrative position in higher ed, and as I've been...

2010 Wish List

1. Learning technology coheres into an academic discipline: offers courses, has a theoretical foundation, conducts research, peer review, and a...

Math Geek Mom: Truth in Giving

Our jobs as professors are built around truth and integrity. We spend our research time searching for the truth, and...

Standing under the arch

“The ancient Romans had a tradition: whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into...

TRUTHS OF LIFE, AND OF THE CLASSROOM

"You're excited," said my husband to me as I entered the car last night after my second Messiah rehearsal at...

Still Gets to Me

TW has commented, correctly, that part of the reason I'm suited to academic administration is that I'm prone to repressing...

Where Are the Students?

Young people are surprisingly absent from the health care debate, even though the stakes are high for them, write Laura Stark and her students.