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A Good "School" Friend
Last week we had parent/teacher conferences for The Boy and The Girl. We’re lucky enough that parent/teacher conferences pretty much...
If at First You Don't Succeed...
This story about course repeaters in California struck a chord with me. We’re facing a similar question at my own...
Premature Examination
Students say the darndest things. Just this week, before the official start of the final exam period, I overheard a...
How to Read Student Evaluations
Tis the season for student evaluations of their instructors, so I thought I’d share some thoughts on how best for...
"It's Not the Dark Side. It Just Sucks."
This comment by Dr. Crazy about yesterday's post stuck with me. In explaining – very clearly – why she refused...
This Year's Market Indicator
Over the past year, my college has advertised for both tenure-track faculty positions and administrative positions. (More of the former...
Cost-Effectiveness, or Cost?
Friday’s IHE did a story featuring a report by Douglas Harris and Sara Goldrick-Rab that’s well worth reading in its...
Startups
Last week I heard a story on Marketplace that struck me as helpful in understanding the chronic shortage of tenure-track...