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Tis the Season
It is typical at the end of both the fall and spring semesters that there are extra meetings as every...
Incomplete Information
I am enrolled in two singing classes. One I attend religiously; the other sporadically — it’s held at an awkward...
Who is Teaching in India's Universities?
India faces a severe shortage of teaching staff as it rapidly expands it higher education system. At such top institutions...
My (Temporarily) Russian Soul
Soulful Russian folk songs would not have been out of place on our drive last week across the unending frozen...
The International Option
Don't assume that you need years of off-the-beaten-track travel experience to teach in a developing country, writes Joanne Nystrom Janssen.
The Climate Is in Your Head
Susan Herbst reflects on the mixed record of campus efforts to promote diversity.
Grading Student Essays or How to Give Constructive Feedback
The topic of this blog post comes naturally to me, as I sit surrounded by over 40 essays waiting for...
Startups
Last week I heard a story on Marketplace that struck me as helpful in understanding the chronic shortage of tenure-track...