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An Open Letter to Ed.D. Candidates
Dear Ed.D.’s, I know y’all have it a little rough. Many academics don’t take your credentials terribly seriously. Until recently...
What I Wish Would Come Out of CES
This time of year, I take a break from my higher-ed wonkery and indulge in gadget wonkery. It’s the Consumer...
Ask the Administrator: HR as Black Hole
A new correspondent writes: What happens when a community college Human Resources department receives application materials for a job (in...
A New Model?
According to IHE, Tiffin University and Altius Education -- the former a small traditional college, the latter a for-profit --...
How to Read Salary Ranges
The academic job market differs from most others in any number of ways. Salary ranges are one of the ways...
Vacation Fragments
- Strange juju at home in the weeks before Christmas. A hard drive died, a radio died, the DVR developed...
Holiday Wishes
The Boy and The Girl decided to write stories as Christmas presents to their teachers this year. They started on...
Ask the Administrator: Marked for Life?
A new correspondent writes: This is something I have been thinking about for about 6 months, but your two columns...