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Ancient wisdom
There's a de facto standard answer to the question "what do you mean by sustainability?" Taken from the report of...
What are international dual
Higher education institutions around the world are feeling increased pressure to deepen inter-institutional connections and accelerate human mobility. For example...
Motherhood After Tenure: whose life-story is worth telling?
I was struck by Neil Genzlinger's purposely-provocative dismissal of recent memoirs in the NYT book review: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/30/books/review/Genzlinger-t.html?pagewa… In it, he...
LASCHED
I had glancing, and wounding, encounters with Christopher Lasch in the early 'eighties. He was a close friend of an...
Scholarly Reportage: Fad or Movement?
A group of academics is reaching the public with a mix of scholarship, memoir and journalism that might be seen as a movement, writes Richard Greenwald.
Pep Talks
This one is both a confession and a thank you. Every once in a while, the level of toxicity in...
"My Word!": Rethinking the Roots of Plagiarism
Our next book club selection for our Center for the Advancement of Learning ( DCAL) is My Word!: Plagiarism and...