Confessions of a Community College Dean

In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.

In which a veteran of cultural studies seminars in the 1990s moves into academic administration and finds himself a married suburban father of two. Foucault, plus lawn care.

December 6, 2012 - 3:42am
As regular readers know, I have a bone to pick with the “credit hour.”  Although it’s nearly ubiquitous in American higher education, its origins were pedestrian and it tells us nothing about actual learning.
December 4, 2012 - 9:12pm
This one’s a little bit self-indulgent, but I hope my wise and worldly readers will bear with me. I think the answers will be of wider interest.
December 3, 2012 - 9:23pm
What could public higher education do with a significant, sustained funding source dedicated specifically to innovation?
December 2, 2012 - 9:44pm
This just in: well-connected rich white kids who drop out of Princeton can still do well in life, and the New York Times is ON IT.
November 29, 2012 - 9:49pm
his did my heart good. Apparently, the academic major outside of STEM fields with the highest lifetime salary payoff is government. As a poli sci Ph.D., I say this news should be shared far and wide.

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