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Hey Hey Hey

We were all pretty much snowbound yesterday, yet again, so The Wife and I decided to use some streaming goodness...

Meritocracy and Hiring

Is academic hiring meritocratic? The author of this piece assumes that it is. As someone whose job it is to...

Ask the Administrator: Self-Evaluations and Jargon

(Program note: A huge “Thank You!” to all the readers who volunteered info on how their colleges handle grade appeals...

Grade Appeals

I’m just looking for a sense of the lay of the land. Readers from all sorts of institutions are invited...

"A Professor in a Suit"

I’ve seen some very intelligent professors crash and burn as deans. This article reminded me of a phrase I’ve heard...

January Hires

In the “real world,” hiring is usually year-round. There might be peaks and valleys, with some variation by industry, but...

Watching Football with The Boy

This past weekend all four of us started watching the Jets-Steelers game. The Wife and The Girl peeled off early...

Let's Play ... What Would You Cut?

Arizona and Texas have apparently decided that community colleges have way too much money. They're taking different approaches to solving...