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Is TED Making Us Stupid?
I'm not trying to pay homage to Nicholas Carr and his new book The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing...
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More on 'Frills' vs. 'Serious Subjects'
The responses to last week’s column have resonated with me in an especially intense way this week. Before returning to...
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To Sue or Not to Sue
Robert Hamill studied the outcomes for professors who've challenged their tenure denials -- and uses his findings to offer advice to instructors and institutions.
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Speaking of Graduation
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.
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Financial Literacy
What's the best way to convey meaningful lessons in financial literacy to 18 year olds? I'm consistently struck at the...
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My For-Profit Biases
I received a few e-mails this week from people who work in the online for-profit sector, following my offer to...
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Math Geek Mom: The Normal Distribution
Imagine a number line, extending in both directions infinitely. Above this line we might graph bars that represent the proportion...
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Reading for aught
Next year is the 50th anniversary of the original (French language) publication of Frantz Fanon's classic, The Wretched of the...