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Don't spoil the mood!
A recent Saturday morning with my son was a treasure: he invited me to play Lego with him. I made...
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Your Tenure Narrative
R. Mark Leckie and Kristen St. John review the elements of the personal statement key to your promotion bid.
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Critical Intellectuals on Writing
A neglected book offers insights into how prominent scholars produce their work. Scott McLemee makes a recommendation.
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When Good Actors are Miscast
Have you ever seen a good actor struggle in the wrong role? I’m thinking here of, say, Laura Linney in...
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Having recently acquired my own iPod touch, I finally found a reason to do some serious weeding of my address...
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3.2 Million Reasons to Talk
"For-profit colleges receive about a quarter of all Pell Grant and federal aid, according to the Federal Student Aid Data...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Teaching, Farming, and Curricular Change
I’ve got a few weeks left in my CSA share. We’re in the leafy-greens stage of the fall, it seems...
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Veterans Day 2010
Wick Sloane's annual look at the status of veterans at selective colleges finds some laggards -- and one pleasant surprise, at William & Mary.