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ABC's and PhD's: Five minutes
How many five minute intervals have passed me by completely unproductively in my life… I hate to think. (Heck, I’ve...
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Some Takeaways From 'This Book is Overdue'
I'm dying to book club This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All, maybe we can...
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Grassroots green growth
Good jobs, tied to sustainable enterprises in existing communities. That's the objective of the Apollo Alliance, and one which they...
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Pipelines Into Partnerships
Karen Gross looks to an old strategy -- the links between boarding schools and elite colleges -- as a possible alternative to today’s flawed admissions system for private colleges.
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Semester's End
Friday I held the last meeting of my seminar. I often find the last day of classes difficult; I always...
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After the Peak
This piece in the Chronicle got me thinking about Presidents and Vice Presidents I've worked under who had stayed on...
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Vacation Observations
--Kindles Are Everywhere: People seem to love to read on these things on the beach and at the pool. Mostly...
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Times of a little less money
In the course of my most recent mutterings, I made reference to the Great Depression. I did so to demonstrate...