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Math Mom: Hit the Road

Last Wednesday, I loaded my car with undergraduates from Romania, China and Singapore to catch our flight home from a...

Hypothetically…

(or, in which I shamelessly use the blog for my own professional purposes) Hypothetically speaking, let's say that you worked...

Two Cultures

A focus at this year's meeting of college business officers has been how to reconcile the often discordant worlds of academic and business administration.

ABCs and PhDs: Role Models

“Where is Dad?” my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter asked the morning after we returned home from vacation. “He’s gone back to work,”...

It's All About the Oil

A friend recently noted that this week’s column would probably run at just about the time the Chinese government was...

Good news and better news

First the good news. I've mentioned before that one of the main challenges in making renewable energy, particularly wind- and...

Mothering at Mid-Career: Peach Season

I like to eat a peach every day when they're in season. It's not a resolution or a wacky diet...

Ask the Administrator: The Emergency Hire

A hopeful/scared correspondent writes: I have a job dilemma and no one seems to be able to give me a...