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Female Complaints

Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wall-Paper" is a feminist classic. Scott McLemee looks into the story behind the story.
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Diversity Hiring

I’m on the horns of a dilemma here, and I’m hoping that crowdsourcing the problem might lead to a sustainable...
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ABC's and PhD's: Play

When I was in elementary school I hated school recess. A list with a rotating schedule assigned each classroom to...
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Unimpressed: Google EDU Apps Marketplace

"Google Inc. is talking with educational-software companies to help build a marketplace for online learning programs, an industry whose value...
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The Virtual Chair: Academic Management by Remote Control

After two decades in the academe, I have purposely avoided being nominated to any administrative position. This came from an...
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Happy Birthday, Wikipedia

Wikipedia will celebrate its tenth birthday at the end of this week. It's one of those anniversaries, like the recent...
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Gabrielle Giffords' Message

The entire nation is reeling with the devastating events in Tucson and the attempted assassination of Gabrielle Giffords. While we...
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Living and Learning on the Third Shift

A great deal of work and learning -- and less ideal activities -- unfold on campuses overnight. Colleges should pay more attention to what happens then, writes Lee Burdette Williams.