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It's Crunch Time!
The end of the semester must be near because nearly all the new faculty members I met last week were...
Don't Give Up on Universities
Last week, the New York State Board of Regents adopted a new policy that will enable non-universities, including organizations such...
Breaking Even
I had a good discussion last week with a well-meaning professor who wanted to know why the minimum enrollment to...
Provost Prose- History Continued and Appreciated
In last week’s blog, I talked about the importance of remembering key individuals in the history of an institution. Remembering...
PALACES AND PRAYER-WHEELS
Peter Porter, a poet born in Australia but resident mainly in England, has died, at 81. Here's one of his...
Times of no money
Some 25 years ago, a quasi-country quartet calling themselves "The Girls Next Door" had a moderate hit with a ditty...
The State of the Humanities
“Indicators” are released to provide data on students, faculty and American life.
Monitoring Independent Study
When a professor supervises student work at an outside business, how does a department provide oversight? C.K. Gunsalus helps with the issues and the politics.