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An Open Letter to the City of Boston
Dear Boston, Although I mostly enjoyed my recent visit, I couldn't help but notice that some of your residents seem...
Third World Corruption as a Behavioral Science, Part 2
Start here: The more highly corporatized the university, the more corporate in their attitudes the faculty. Especially faculty imports from...
Engaging Students as Volunteers and Voters
Colleges need to take specific steps to help students -- and society -- benefit from the interest in this year's elections, write Paul Loeb, Maureen F. Curley and Sherry Morreale.
Motherhood After Tenure: Taking Mama, PhD on the Road
This week I was invited by the University of Central Arkansas to read my essay from Mama, PhD and lead...
Sustainability
'Sustainability' usually refers to the environment, but I think it makes sense in referring to organizations, too. Some structures, cultures...
Sustainability work #3 - Counting, accounting and auditing
Probably the most commonly recognized task that campus sustainability staff perform is the undertaking of a Greenhouse Gas Inventory. (BTW...
Ig-Nobel Thoughts
Is U.S. literature too insular and media-crazed to merit notice by the Swedish Academy? Scott McLemee asks around.
Governance Without Tears
Yesterday's IHE features a thought-provoking piece on the structural contradictions within shared governance. It isn't entirely successful, but it gets...