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ABC's and PhD's: Transitioning
As I have written about before, I am in a transition phase in my life. After intensively spending most of...
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Office Space
Your boss wants to move you out of the perfect location for your work. C.K. Gunsalus reviews the situation -- and offers advice for managers.
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Criminal Incompetence
A new book studies how criminals communicate with each other. Scott McLemee looks for career advice...
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Good Enough
This month's Wired magazine has a great article by Robert Capps, "The Good Enough Revolution: When Chea p and Sim...
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Edupunks and Credit Hours: Fumbling Towards a Theory
An alert reader sent me (last week) the link to this article about how the open-content movement will explode higher...
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Truckin'
Any system that's only 11% efficient can be improved. According to an article in a recent issue of New Scientist...
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Obama's Agenda for Black Colleges
President Obama recently chose John Silvanus Wilson Jr. to be the new director of the White House Initiative on Historically...
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Ask the Administrator: Professional Development for Adjuncts
A new correspondent writes: What is your take on "professionalism" among adjunct faculty? Since there's so little money available for...