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Fun with Predictions
Every so often, my usual discipline slips, and I actually venture a prediction in print. (If it's a blog, is...
Research Funds for Technophiles
Mark Bauerlein wonders if the new programs to study the impact of digital culture on students and learning are really open-minded.
Mothering at Mid-Career: What happened to May?
It happens every year around this time: I lose an entire month. I start looking forward to May in about...
... or add a day
Today's issue leads with a story about how some community colleges are going to four-day schedules (MW/TTh classes only) to...
The Career Counselor Is In: 'Should I Drop Out?'
I received a letter with this title from “Amanda” -- a PhD student at an Ivy League institution who wants...
Bookstore as Time Machine
This weekend, TW and I had a chance to visit a couple of really well-known college towns a few states...
Massachusetts Should Tax Harvard
James D. Miller defends as logical a state lawmaker's proposal to tax the assets of the wealthy colleges and universities within the state's borders.
Inputs and outputs
Under the terms of the ACUPCC, Greenback University's greenhouse gas inventory is due in September. The heavy lifting is now...