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That Pesky Summer Semester
Like a number of big sports campuses, Auburn University has designated faculty-enablers who smooth the way toward a bogus degree...
Service: The Un-loved Third Rail
Many professors see institutional work as a distraction from research and teaching. They and their colleges must change that, Jim Lakso and Jim Tuten write.
Base Rates
According to a piece in IHE, Democrats in Congress are considering establishing penalties for colleges that increase tuition by too...
Credentials, Accomplishments and Redemption
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg says there could have been another approach -- more fitting to an educational institution -- to the Marilee Jones case.
Ask My Readers: Advice for the New Kid
A longtime reader writes: ------ I have a question for you and your wise and worldly readers. My husband and...
Requiem for a Heavyweight
The late Richard Rorty was a pragmatist philosopher and a generous soul. Scott McLemee looks back....
Best. Readers. Ever.
A while back I posted a question from someone going for a department chair position. Check out the message she...
Counting Backwards
There's a thought-provoking post over at Lesboprof's about career goals, timing, and the importance (and shock!) of counting backwards. It's...
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