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First Lessons
I had thought parents’ night at Starbuck’s kindergarten was for the kids to show us their artwork, which hung around...
Ask My Readers: Pluses and Minuses
Becky Hirta's recent post about grades got me thinking. My college doesn't give 'plus' or 'minus' semester grades -- you...
$100 Oil and Commuter Colleges
My cc, like most community colleges and many lower-tier four-year colleges, doesn't have dorms. Since it's located in suburbia, public...
Untangling Quality Assurance in Higher Education
A federal judge’s ruling in an accreditation case should force states to do what most have long avoided, Alan Contreras argues: ensure the quality of colleges that operate within their borders.
Makin' Bacon
Word got around some months ago that a French psychoanalyst had published a guide to talking about books without reading...
Noted Author Gives Reading
Inner Station (AP) Author Roy Kesey flew from Beijing, China, this week to read from the book Birthday Zoo, by...
Revenge of the Nerds
Apparently, there's a candy now called "Nerds." The Boy got some in his Halloween loot, and opened the box after...
Swastika Girls
When, in 2004, UD started blogging at her flagship campus, University Diaries I, she was amazed at the story of...