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Long Distance Mom: Domestic Pathology
Todd Haynes’s adaptation of Hollywood noir writer James M. Cain’s novel, Mildred Pierce (1941) , premiered on HBO recently. Kate...
Academic employment - security (2)
A couple of folks wrote in response to my statement that tuition benefits for my children were a factor in...
Buying Blackboard: Thoughts on Questions from Casey Green
Casey Green's analysis of the news that Blackboard is in play is a must read. Unfortunately, my gut seems to...
ABC's and PhD's: Race to Nowhere
I had another blog planned, but I just got back from a presentation of the film “Race to Nowhere,” (see...
Bad Advice
College presidents can have their administrations done in by not getting the right kind of feedback, writes Patrick Sanaghan.
Like a Rolling Stone
Critic and feminist thinker Ellen Willis is being honored with a conference and a posthumous collection of her rock writing. Scott McLemee wonders what took so long.
Bait
Tenured Radical has a thoughtful piece about faculty taking the bait when students with political agendas try to provoke them...
A Checklist for Deciding to Read 'Super Sad True Love Story'
To determine if you should read Super Sad True Love Story: A Novel by Gary Shteyngart please check the following...