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Support on the Tenure Track
GMP offers advice on how to get the backing -- personal and material -- that you need.
Secret Language
A new book looks at how language conceals meaning. Scott McLemee puzzles over it.
When Students Can't Get Broadband
I’ll stipulate upfront that this will vary by region. In my neck of the woods, broadband coverage is just common...
Rework
The first book that I'm going to give to my learning and technology team is Rework, by the guys from...
ABC's and PhD's: Road tripping in the 21st century
This week I'm reporting from Edmonton, Alberta, at the half-way point of our family vacation. With our car looking like...
Eating in place
Although I'm not a devout local-vore, I do prefer to eat locally. In terms of meat and poultry, buying locally...
THE ROUGH AND THE SMOOTH
"I must continue to write for the same reason I am always compelled to write, in sickness and in health...
Lesson From Justice Kennedy
The Supreme Court's ruling on student organizations may end up playing a key role in the legal debate over gay marriage, writes Linda Hirshman.