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Mothering at Mid-Career: Service and Administration
Two posts on Inside Higher Ed caught my eye the other day; one, from The University of Venus, on being...
Governance Matters
Who should govern universities? Should the best scholars sacrifice their career as researchers and govern academic institutions or should professional...
Stop Defending the Liberal Arts
Mary Crane cares deeply about disciplines that feel under attack, but thinks they would be better served by focusing on improving them.
The Private High School Option
Eliza Woolf considers the advantages of teaching outside the college setting -- and how to get such a position.
"Old" Habits Meet a "New" Normal
Despite a slight rise in state revenues, the 2011 budget cycle is likely to be the most difficult yet of...
No Country For Serious Students
I see the change in some of my first-year college students as the semester progresses. The once energetic, curious, wide-eyed...
'On Second Thought'
Wray Herbert's engaging On Second Thought: Outsmarting Your Mind's Hard-Wired Habits has three main messages: 1. Evolved Brains: Our minds...
The Furor Over the Claims on Chinese Mothers
When a reader sent me this link I thought at first that I had accessed the Onion. It’s not that...