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Don't Starve the Staff of Online Programs

In California, and to a lesser extent in many states, the problem of overcrowded community colleges and public universities is...

Policy and Parental Leave

This semester, my institution has been moving toward developing a family leave policy for faculty and staff. I'll start by...

Dad

My Dad died Friday. He was 69. He was at home. He had battled ALS – Lou Gehrig's disease –...

When Dreams Collide With Reality

To conduct a successful search for a position outside academe, Ph.D.'s need to confront their anger about feeling pushed out of the ivory tower, writes Christine Kelly.

From Survival to Sustainability

College leaders are understandably focused on short-term financial woes. But they'll err -- and do long-term damage, Peter Stokes writes -- if they hunker down and avoid asking basic questions about what they do.

Ask the Administrator: The Most Effective Faculty Protest

A savvy correspondent writes: I'm writing because my large urban public university recently hired a high-profile person who, in a...

Math Geek Mom: Looking at the Long Run

The other day I found myself watching “Good Morning America” while waiting for some work to be done on my...

Months and months

Patricia DeWitt makes a point which is entirely valid, at least if the expressions of a lot of staff folk...