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TED gets Linked
One of the most significant annual conferences each year (actually two -- one in the USA and one across the...
Long Distance Mom: Jane Addams
September 6th was the 150th birthday of writer, philosopher and political activist Jane Addams --the first woman to receive the...
Setting Quality Standards in Higher Ed
Efforts to define and measure learning and other indicators of colleges' success will fall short if they occur outside the academy and ignore the faculty, A. Lee Fritschler argues.
iPads in action
The iPad is being given to students at campuses all over the United States. Framed as "magical and revolutionary," the...
Ask the Administrator: How to Play the Reorg?
A new correspondent writes: I'm a librarian at a community college. The Library and Tutoring Center together make up the...
Naming Assumptions
For women in the academy, one’s name is akin to a passport which under no circumstance must you tamper with...
A View From MiddleMgmt of the U of P
Great dialogue this week in our discussion of the relationship between the for-profit and non-profit educational sectors. Thank you to...
ABC's and PhD's: Academic partners
Last week I read a publication newly released by the AAUP (American Association for University Professors) giving “Recommendations on partner...