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U of All People upgrades its methods for preparing faculty members, and David Galef is there.
Efficiency and Mission
A few days ago we got word of the latest round of state funding cuts. I've literally lost track of...
Math Geek Mom: Utility Maximization
Several weeks ago, an article ran in Inside Higher Ed about the interest of many graduate students in jobs that...
The best idea yet for greening campus IT
When I do a sustainability audit for departments on campus, one of the things I look for is "converters" or...
Cookie-Cutter Monsters, One-Size Methodologies and the Humanities
Poets -- and others in the humanities -- should be wary of the National Survey of Student Engagement and other assessment tools, but should also look for ways to use them that make educational and disciplinary sense, writes Anna Leahy.
Motherhood After Tenure: Does Parenting Matter?
Is it just me, or has there been a spate of publications suggesting that your child’s intelligence, personality, and future...
Things I've Learned from The Boy
A few days ago, we did a post-dinner Home Depot run. It wasn't terribly successful, and it was cold, and...
ABCs and PhDs: Recruitment
This season, the biology doctorate program in which I work had a wonderfully diverse, interesting and impressive pool of applicants...