Filter & Sort
The Joys of Administration
This week I started my new position as Director of my university’s teaching center. This is my dream job: I...
If I Could Get Away With It...
I’d have everyone on campus read Moneyball, by Michael Lewis. It’s several years old now, but its point still holds...
ABC's and PhD's: Nerdy fun
A couple weeks ago our family got gussied up to go to an evening ball – an annual summer extravaganza...
Youth in Recession
A new anthology by Generation Y writers is part survival handbook, part manifesto. Scott McLemee interviews the editor.
Get a Financial Education
Just because graduate students don't have money is no reason not to plan for the future, writes Nate Kreuter.
What Tech Do You Bring to Conferences?
What technology do you carry to conferences? I'm packing up for the ECAR Symposia this week in Chicago - finding...
Beyond the Call for Duty: Three Exceptional People You'd Love to Meet at UP Visayas
In the hustle and grind of academic life, there are those who are contented with their tenure position and just...
Accountability and the Iron Cage
In his famous book on capitalism, Max Weber warned that our modern world would increasingly be driven by endless attempts...