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Dancing With Widow X

In my previous post I used a recalcitrant subject in an ethnography study, Widow X, as a symbol of all...
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Not that I'm biased, but ...

Events like commencements tend to connect me to family members I haven't seen in a while. In this case, an...
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Fun with Cognitive Dissonance

Both of these stories make sense on their own terms. But taken together, they neatly capture the basic dilemma in...
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The Long Look Back

Russell Olwell considers the process and benefits of applying to become a full professor.
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Their Day

Kenneth P. Ruscio sees advantages in having new graduates addressed at commencement by someone who isn't a celebrity.
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Math Geek Mom: One Fallacy and Two Paradoxes

Recently, our college president spoke to the faculty. In her speech to us, she said that some economists think that...
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Why I'm Sticking With FFELP

President Obama’s proposal to end the Federal Family Education Loan Program and make all federal student loans through the Direct...
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Motherhood After Tenure: professors and money

I love Suze Orman; I can’t help it. Like her counterpart, Doctor Ruth, Orman speaks frankly about a charged topic...