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ABC's and PhD's: Diversification in academia
My family and I are once again located at our favorite summer marine biology research station (our “summer camp for...
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Your Career on One Page
Developing a concise plan for your professional life -- the equivalent of a personal business plan -- can help you plot your next moves, or help you realize you're in a good place, says Jessica Quillin.
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The Mood Is the Message
Researchers are studying Twitter as communication medium and index of public opinion. Scott McLemee catches up on the scholarship.
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Wednesday Wonder Cabinet for Independence Day
Andrew Jackson seems to be thinking: I’m not sure I can hold up under the weight. Warren G. Harding seems...
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Like a Thief in the Night
They don’t teach this stuff in dean school. I hear a rumor that a professor has moved out of his...
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Macs, PCs and the Failure of the Web App
Two years ago I would have bet that the Mac/PC divide would have lost its salience by now. I thought...
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Lower-left-wing conspiracy
Speaking for all of us here in the Northeast, I want to apologize. In truth, we probably deserve our fate...
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Who Gets to Guard the Gates of Eden?
Michael A. Olivas reviews and praises the legal arguments that carried the day in Monday's Supreme Court ruling on public colleges' anti-bias rules.