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Ask the Administrator: Falling Behind on Grading
A new correspondent writes: What constitutes “falling behind” on grading in a college classroom and what are the consequences? It...
Friday Fragments
Actual dinner conversation: TW: So-and-so is dumb as a rock. TG: Rocks aren’t dumb! TB: Yeah! Rocks tell scientists lots...
Ask the Administrator: Encouraging Junior to Stay Home
A new correspondent writes: My children are about to “leave the nest” and head off to college. I have been...
When Good Actors are Miscast
Have you ever seen a good actor struggle in the wrong role? I’m thinking here of, say, Laura Linney in...
When Presidents' Eyes Wander
In searches at senior administrative levels, such as presidents and chancellors, it’s common practice to release the names of finalists...
Creak...
The retirements are nearly upon us. My college, like so many, hired a bunch of people all at once, then...
Ask the Administrator: Apologies
An occasional correspondent writes: I'm an adjunct at a local CC. This semester, I haven't been very good about grading...
Taxing a la Carte
This story about the election results got me wondering. (And everybody can put the knives down -- I’m not analyzing...