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5 Reasons Why I (Depressingly) Don't Miss the NYTimes

I love the NYTimes. I believe in the NYTimes. But sadly, and somewhat surprisingly, I don't miss the NYTimes. Since...
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Making Failure Safe

I’ve been chewing on Adapt, Tim Harford’s latest. (He’s the Undercover Economist.) It’s a wide-ranging survey, but the basic idea...
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Student Conduct: Conceal and Carry

When I was a kid growing up in Iowa, my Uncle John and my dad taught me how to shoot...
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Agents and Recruiters: The Futility of Pretending to Certify Virtue

The debate about agents sure has occupied a lot of space in the professional press of late! Mitch Leventhal, Vice...
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Literacy in the Digital Age: Part VI

Not because it is better than any other program but because it was the experience I had, I want to...
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Where the Circle Closes

Ever notice how hard it is sometimes to tell the difference between mastery and a con? For instance, I was...
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'Seduction of the Leader'

In a previous article, we discussed a pernicious dynamic that many campus presidents are victims of as they endeavor to...
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Whom to Invite

Pete Mackey considers why campuses -- and their diverse constituencies -- react to different speakers in different ways.