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ABCs and PhDs: Summer Camp for Biologists
For the last month, my family and I have been living at the Friday Harbor Laboratories, run by the University...
Lucy in Disguise
Three years ago, an undercover agent in Maryland spied on activists. Scott McLemee finds her description in a sociologist's article from 1974.
We are not alone
When it comes time to create a campus sustainability plan, I'm not expecting to be able to limit my thinking...
Wanted: Leaders Who Produce
College presidents and trustees must step up if American higher education is to meet the productivity and affordability challenges ahead, writes Larry A. Isaak.
Mothering at Mid-Career: Re-Entry #2
It took the better part of a week, but I think I'm over the jet lag now. The laundry is...
On Writing in Public
As a rule, I don't write in public. It's too exposed, a little pretentious, and just not me. Besides, when...
What Higher Ed Can Learn From the Obama Campaign
Student excitement suggests that it's time for colleges to think not just about civic engagement, but about the curriculum in American history and politics, writes Richard M. Freeland.
Thoughts on Service
It's a measure of just how far behind I've been lately that I didn't get around to this story until...