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My First Year
Stephanie M. Foote considers lessons she's learned since finishing grad school.
Framing the Conversation on Research Universities
The future of leading public institutions is too important to be left to individual states, writes John B. Simpson.
Taxi Medallions and Midwestern Zombies
Credit where credit is due: this story suggests that the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association -- the...
Math Geek Mom: On not sitting it out
Labor economists have an interesting way of looking at leisure time, and it should not come as a surprise to...
The future of publishing(?)
One of the little things I like about the National Research Council's recent report on the future of agriculture is...
Australia's Decline
A decade or more ago, the Australian government decided that international higher education could become a major income producer for...
Long Distance Mom: Abandoned
I’ve been traveling around the country lately talking about the B.P. oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, screening excerpts...
All Summer in a Day
Elizabeth Grant wonders whether her students really know the sun, and how she can best teach them.