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The Workhorse
Looking for an affordable word processor that will also help you stay focused? Scott McLemee goes low-tech.
Trickle-Down Departments
Over at Easily Distracted, Tim Burke has a fascinating piece outlining his proposed hypothetical liberal arts college. Among other things...
ABCs and PhDs
Last month my son’s first grade class did a unit on plants, seeds, and fruits. When his teacher sent home...
Mothering at Mid-Career: on girl athletes and women professors…
Sunday's New York Times Magazine cover story by Michael Sokolove about girls with ACL injuries has me thinking. The article...
Random Glances of Exam Week
At her request, for Mother's Day I got TW a couple of little figurines that don't have facial features. TG...
The Bachelor's Degree Is Obsolete?
Why don’t we declare the bachelor’s degree obsolete? No, not education, not colleges and universities, not professors or libraries or...
Accentuate, I'm positive
Back over Xmas/New Year's, my daughter introduced me to Dracula's Riddle, which took me about a month's worth of spare...
Barack Obama and Affirmative Action
The Democratic candidate and the country may benefit if he speaks out more on his unconventional views on one of higher education's most contentious issues.