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Sustainability's Third Circle
Around 1952, the brown treesnake ( Boiga irregularis) arrived on Guam from somewhere in the South Pacific, presumably as an...
Ask the Administrator: Transferring
A new correspondent writes: I read your blog everyday. I go to a suny cc (I graduate in June) and...
Becoming American
For society to thrive, universities can -- must -- introduce their students to the perennial questions and issues that define democratic theory and practice, writes Thomas Lindsay.
Do more, do less
OK, so the blog has been on hiatus for a few days. I haven't. Quite the opposite. Since the weekend...
Education by Earthquake
When I was very little, my mom took me down to the Mississippi to see a river barge that had...
Protect Your Patent Portfolio
Unless it is altered, legislation pending in Congress would negatively affect research universities, administrators and inventors alike, write Sheldon Steinbach and Bruce Wieder.
Sticker Shock and Smart Shopping
This time of year, community colleges suddenly get a lot more attractive. High school seniors who applied to college for...