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PALACES AND PRAYER-WHEELS
Peter Porter, a poet born in Australia but resident mainly in England, has died, at 81. Here's one of his...
Times of no money
Some 25 years ago, a quasi-country quartet calling themselves "The Girls Next Door" had a moderate hit with a ditty...
The State of the Humanities
“Indicators” are released to provide data on students, faculty and American life.
Monitoring Independent Study
When a professor supervises student work at an outside business, how does a department provide oversight? C.K. Gunsalus helps with the issues and the politics.
The Tea Party Challenge
The movement's rise shows the widespread ignorance of history in the United States, and the need for historians to assure their discipline can reach more students, write Erik Christiansen and Jeremy Sullivan.
Ask the Administrator: Stain on a Background Check
I suspect that variations on this will become more common in the next several years. A new correspondent writes: I...
Math Geek Mom: Thank You Notes
A colleague in the Biology department recently told me about a book that applies game theory to altruism in the...
Run-off and Redbreast
Today it really is Earth Day 40, even though we at Greenback celebrated last weekend. The celebration was somewhat muted...
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