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May 24, 2010
Instead of relying on a stuffy code of conduct to police its students – like Hinds Community College officials who received flak last week for punishing a student who cursed at a professor – officials at Onondaga Community College hope students will be able to keep their smoking, swearing, spitting, parking rage and littering in check with the help of good old-fashioned peer pressure.
May 14, 2010
Like many less-established institutions, U of All People can't compete for high-profile commencement speakers. David Galef gets inside the discussions there about how to rectify the situation.
April 15, 2010
The stench at one popular Massachusetts Institute of Technology study spot has gotten so out of hand that student leaders have taken action to combat it.
April 13, 2010
David Galef reveals a U of All People colleague's secrets for saving professors time and easing their workload in the classroom.
April 9, 2010
Forget the formal guidelines and codes: Mark Drozdowski offers a real-time method for judging the quality of your (and your employees') moral compass.
April 1, 2010
You think you've got student affairs issues? Lee Burdette Williams might make you reconsider.
March 26, 2010
Inner peace is a little harder to come by than usual these days, given the economic collapse and all. That's true even in California, where the state's political and budget troubles have compelled major cutbacks at public colleges and universities and turned up the stress levels on campuses in what is arguably the country's most Zen state.
March 18, 2010
Feeling uninspired by your vacation options this spring break? A new book offers some off-the-beaten-path ideas for the vacationing scientist -- and the part-time science buff.
March 12, 2010
What they said, and what they really meant: David Galef channels a faculty gathering.