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Overheard at the Junior Lego League Meeting
The scene: an organizational meeting of the junior lego league, in the elementary school cafeteria. We're sitting at the picnic-table-style...
ABCs and PhDs: Time to wander
I do a lot of writing in the shower. Well, no, not actually writing things down on waterproof paper or...
When the teacher is ready, the student will appear
One of the joys of doing sustainability work on campus is interacting with students. Now, I've been teaching part-time for...
The Playboy Philosopher
Bernard-Henri Lévy has become an American media superstar. Scott McLemee thinks his fifteen minutes are about up.
Merit, Mortgages, and Meltdowns
This is old news nationally, but I can confirm that locally, we're seeing a definite impact of the mortgage meltdown...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Discipline and Praise
Back in the days when my peers and I were having our children, I remember hearing that one friend didn’t...
I Hate Bucky Dent
Todd Diacon wonders what today's students -- behind their closed doors -- don't know about their dormmates and how that lack of interaction is changing the nature of the college experience.
Ask the Administrator: Breaking Into Bio
A new correspondent writes: I just graduated with my masters in Biology and started to look at jobs in the...