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Mothering at Mid-Career: Pause
My daughter Mariah used to have a Spanish teacher who would quell a restive class by commanding them to “press...
Higher Ed and 'Shock of Gray'
How old will you be in 2050? I will be 81. At 81 I plan to be still working in...
Disclosure
Actual conversation from last night, at the kitchen table. The Girl is writing out her Valentine’s Day cards, and The...
Innovation as a Way of Life
Dallas may have been the center of the sports world on Sunday during the Super Bowl. But Texas aims to...
Toughen NCAA Standards for Freshmen
Academic scandals involving athletes have been a predictable outcome of the 2003 elimination of minimum requirements for freshmen, Gerald S. Gurney argues.
It Shouldn't Be So Hard
After the cover letter and CV, there is probably no single criterion more critical to job candidates’ success than their...
Refreezing
I’ll skip yet another weather-related rant, except to use it as a metaphor. Those of us in chilly climes know...
Barefoot Teaching
I’m preparing for my fifth trip to India, my second with students. I run the Global Corps Practicum program in...