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Death of a Mentor

Only yesterday did I hear of the death, last September, of Professor Emeritus James J. McNiece, Jr., of Northern Illinois...

Modest proposal #11 - Take the day off

Let's say you live some distance from campus, not near any other employees who work a schedule similar to yours...

Sharing the Wealth

While opposing the push to regulate endowment spending, Sharon Herzberger writes that institutions of means could make more of a difference for low-income students beyond their own campuses.

Vent to the Administrator: College as Playground

A new correspondent writes: I've been a faithful reader for a while now ... an issue has been brought to...

Fine-Tuning the Crap-O-Meter

My brother -- who sometimes comments as "brother of dean dad" -- sent me an email yesterday about rhetorical moves...

Modest proposal #10 - Pay to park

I'm currently putting the final numbers together for Greenback's greenhouse gas inventory. As on a lot of campuses, the last...

Financial Aid: Buying Student Talent

One of the more interesting features of the current enthusiasm for discussing college costs and the elaborate mechanisms to discount...