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Defining Academic Freedom
Penn State professors move to give more leeway to faculty members dealing with controversial issues.
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A Good "School" Friend
Last week we had parent/teacher conferences for The Boy and The Girl. We’re lucky enough that parent/teacher conferences pretty much...
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It all revolves around economics
When I was in college, it took me a long time to decide what to major in. I started thinking...
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My 10 Best Audio Nonfiction Books of 2010
Audiobooks have changed my life. How often have we heard complaints that our students don't read enough? What if we...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Holiday Baking
Christmas is, for our family as for so many others, all about the traditions. But the way we observe the...
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Pseu-down-ymity
When I was first thinking about starting this blog, the editors at InsideHigherEd asked whether I intended it to be...
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Six months as an IHE blogger
I started writing for Inside Higher Ed this past July. With 45 posts and more than 19,000 words, it's a...
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If at First You Don't Succeed...
This story about course repeaters in California struck a chord with me. We’re facing a similar question at my own...