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Gaming the Rankings
The U.S. News frenzy is about how to succeed without really succeeding, but is probably here to stay, write Burton A. Weisbrod and Evelyn D. Asch.
Growing Your Own
The Chronicle and IHE each have articles about succession planning for college administrators. They're both relatively supportive of hiring internal...
Mothering at Mid-Career: A Farewell to Helicopters … Maybe
Did you hear the news? Over-parenting is over. So decree the arbiters of lifestyle trends — or, at least, Lisa...
Town
Sunday evening, I was driving with Mrs. R. in a town near our farm. We were proceeding down what used...
Career Coach: Going Back to Grad School
Dear Susan, Seven years ago I started graduate school, a year after I had gotten married and moved to a...
Purpose, Tools, Leverage ... and Guts
It's high time for states to make significant change in their public higher ed systems, argues Gordon Davies -- who describes the four essential attributes they'll need.
Hiding in Plain Sight
Lucy Apthorp Leske considers the rationales for giving more consideration to internal candidates for senior positions.
Monday Musings
In discussing a nearby park, TG asked me “why did they put a hill there when they designed the world?”...