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The "Non-Matric" Back Door
"Matriculated" is one of those SAT words that people outside of higher ed administration almost never use. ("Bursar" is another.)...
Sense
Recently I had lunch with a materials science professor, and my family spent New Year’s with an engineer and his...
Once More Into the Blog
A few highlights from the holiday break: Words coined by The Girl: hoggy (synonym for piggy); aminal; psghettio's; velcwo (my...
Back to Methuselah
The executive editor of MIT Press has been at his post for three decades. Scott McLemee checks in with a patriarch of academic publishing.
The Attack on Student Voting Rights
The disputes in Iowa reflect problematic attitudes that predate this election season and that should worry all who care about promoting civic engagement, writes John K. Wilson.
The Zen of Fenton
David Galef's latest dispatch from U of All People recalls a dean for whom administration was so effortless, it appeared he was doing nothing.
Old-Timey New Year
My brother-in-law’s grandfather was kind and had an infectious laugh, but he was also a tough old bird, and to...
UD in Krakow
I'm in Poland, in freezing Krakow, a city marvelous enough to overcome even shitty weather. The old town's full of...