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Telling the Future
The Boy's school recently had Back to School night, so the four of us went to see what there was...
A Response to Marc Bousquet
As regular readers know, Marc Bousquet and I are not each other’s biggest fans. That said, he has really outdone...
Culture of Poverty
(Note to my readers: sorry about last week. Life intervened much more than I expected it to. Now, back to...
Ask the Administrator: Tracking Down Letters of Recommendation
A longtime reader writes: I recently graduated from a third tier SUNY school with a degree in English. I want...
Every So Often...
I’m reminded of what makes working at a college such a privilege. This week I was able to squeeze out...
Ask the Administrator: The Generic Degree
An occasional correspondent writes: Some jobs out there are advertised as requiring a college degree, but the employers don't care...
The Girl, Social Observer
Last night The Wife and I were working on The Girl’s Halloween costume. She had planned to dress as Medusa...
Tossing Bottles
As a teenager in the 1980’s, I saw most of the important teen movies of the era. One of the...