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What Poet Brian Turner Knows
Maybe I’m one of those late-bloomers or else just take my waking slow , but I often come to read...
Open Postcards
I'm behind on my open correspondence, and busy enough to know that I can't really do justice to all of...
The Information Gap: Much Talk, Little Progress
There is still far too much data that we don't have about how higher education is performing, Dennis P. Jones argues.
Math Geek Mom: A Sad Goodbye
This is a sad week in the life of Ursuline College, as one of our own has died. Jackie, a...
Diversity of Ideas: Military Education on Campus
From Iraq, Rich Morales, a Yale alum, White House fellow, and battalion commander, weighs in on the university’s debate over restoring an officer training corps to its campus.
Harder Than It Looks
An alert reader sent me a link to this story from the Times. It's a quick-and-dirty overview of non-credit job...
Motherhood After Tenure: Advice to an ABD
One of my best friends has been struggling for the last ten years to finish her dissertation. She’s brilliant, has...
PhDs and ABCs: Science Fair
My daughter came home from school with a slick science fair booklet last Friday along with a homework assignment to...