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Remedial Sequences
A hat-tip to Sherman Dorn for pointing out this story in IHE that I had missed. According to a report...
ABCs and PhDs: Anticipation
Last Tuesday my 7-year-old came home from school and proudly showed off his new library book about a super-hero who...
Reading improves the atmosphere
If you believe that the truly educated never graduate, then I'm still a student. Certainly, I read a lot. And...
Education or Advocacy? Engaging a Hotter World
Professors have an obligation to respond to the crisis of global climate change with a new form of engaging their students, writes Eban Goodstein.
Old Words for a New Leader
My occasional book the past few weeks has been Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Collaborating in the Classroom
I’m teaching a new course this semester, and it’s one that requires me to stretch quite a bit beyond my...
President Obama
When Barack Obama was born, his parents' marriage would have been illegal in Virginia. This Fall, he carried Virginia. I've...
Avenues for Change Adjuncts Can Believe In
It's time to shift the way contingent faculty members -- and their tenure-track colleagues -- think about their work and how to improve their treatment, writes Steve Street.