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ABC's and PhD's: Family Circles
When my son was in kindergarten his teacher gave the class an exercise designed to help the children define what...
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Botching the Interview
Eliza Woolf recounts her mistakes when going up for a nonacademic job.
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The Turbulent Years
A classic work on the Depression era is back in print. Scott McLemee rallies to its call.
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The Most Intelligent of Birds
Five inches of rain fell here in the first two weeks of June, after a wet May. Lush plants I’ve...
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The Wrong Metaphor
My town is dealing with the same economic pressures as most -- declining state aid, declining tax revenues -- so...
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Am I Wrong About Vendor Webinars?
I love being wrong in this space. It is much better to be wrong here than in my day job...
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Pass Rates
In a brief conversation with a professor on campus recently, I was reminded of a basic assumption gap. I made...
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'Rebundling' Liberal Education
In 2009 a group of 42 researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs met together at the invitation of Union Square Ventures, a...