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When Tenure Disappears: Walking Away from the Ivory Towers
When William Julius Wilson wrote When Work Disappears in 1996, he wasn’t saying that work was actually disappearing. He was...
The Grown-up Brain and Us
What if the real purpose of education should be to prepare our brains to function well throughout our lifespan? What...
The Reentry Problem
As noted here, I had an idyllic vacation last week. I felt nourished and even transformed by it—as sometimes happens...
Dear Adjuncts: Don't Get Sick
I’m sick. And I don’t mean sniffles and tickle in my throat. I mean swallowing pitchforks and a jackhammer on...
5 Marketing Questions
When a president interviews a potential chief marketing officer, Elizabeth Scarborough writes, there are questions the candidate needs to ask.
How Higher Ed Makes Most Things Meaningless
Lee Skallerup My academic research will not change the world. Don’t get me wrong; I love the authors I am...
Assignments: Being Clear about What Matters
I’m at that tipping point in the summer when I’m thinking about what I want to do to revamp the...
2020: The Campus Data Center Follows the Computer Lab
This prediction can't be correct. If the campus data center is really going to suffer the same fate as the...