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Age and Innovation
I come from an academic family. My Dad, George Masnick, has had a long career as a demographer at Harvard...
Mothering at Mid-Career: End of Semester Bullets and Questions
Mothering at Mid-Career: End of Semester Bullets and Questions --What happened to Thanksgiving? We had a houseful — which is...
Sometimes I scare even myself
When I hollered "The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!", I thought I was joking. Honest. Now, according to...
Lost Trust
The budget crisis at the University of California illustrates why faculty members can't rely on administrators to guard the real interests of higher education, writes Bob Samuels.
Pick Up the Bags and Get in the Limousine
It’s time again in the academic year for reflecting on pressures that have held sway for months and, if you...
Make it Look Planned
I need a word that falls between 'serendipity' and 'strategy.' (And no, I won't use 'strategery.') A few weeks ago...
Hulu and Higher Ed
Spent a few hours this week in the San Diego airport waiting for my red-eye flight back East. Had a...