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The end of which year?
Before I got into the higher ed sector, I had a hand in payroll processing for a fairly large corporation...
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ABC's and PhD's: A ramble on problems and on collaboration
Last week I went to a lecture by David Montgomery, author of “Dirt: the Erosion of Civilizations”. I didn’t expect...
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Perishing Without Publishing
Rob Weir on what not to do if you want to see your paper published.
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Publishing Genius
A graduate student in Baltimore proves that a small press can hit the big time. Scott McLemee investigates.
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Another Successful Prediction
They say that a prophet is never appreciated in his own country. That said, this article from IHE certainly rang...
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The Medium is Not the Message
The lack of attention paid to a recent federal study about the benefits of online learning reflects continuing bias against that mode of education, writes Jonathan Kaplan.
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Mothering at Mid-Career
My piece last week struck a nerve, it seems, among some childless academics and with at least one person who...
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Life Happens
New assistant professors, plotting their paths to tenure, need to remember that the road is rarely smooth, writes Terri E. Givens.