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Friday Fragments

-- Yesterday I phoned in a conference talk as Dean Dad. Scott Jaschik did a panel at a regional conference...
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Thomas E. Kennedy Interview, Pt. 1

Today I'm fortunate enough to post the first of three parts of an extended interview with writer and teacher Thomas...
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Math Geek Mom: Indifference Curves

There is a concept in economics called “indifference curves”. These are a graphical picture of combinations of goods that would...
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Campus athletics and sustainability

AASHE has released the results of a survey of sustainability practices within top-division collegiate athletics departments. It's interesting reading. As...
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The Resilient Liberal Arts College

Those who fear that the sector is ailing should take a closer look at public institutions that aren't afraid to mix accounting courses with their philosophy offerings, writes Bill Spellman.
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Motherhood After Tenure: the value of collaboration

As I plan the upcoming semester’s courses, I contemplate the oft-emailed articles about the “millennial generation” students. I’m skeptical of...
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Delete, Delete, Delete

Over the past few years, I’ve received job announcements from headhunters on a fairly regular basis. They aren’t personalized, so...
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ABC's and PhD's: Balancing husband and computer along with family and work

Weekend evenings in July a professional team of actors perform a Shakespeare play on a stage plunked in the middle...