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Betwixt Earth Day and the EPA

Last week, the EPA finally came to the scientifically obvious conclusion that greenhouse gases are pollutants worthy of regulation. That's...
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To My Friend David, In Memory of his Sister, Eve Sedgwick

A Letter from Key West To My Friend David, In Memory of his Sister, Eve Sedgwick The southernmost sky is...
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Boring Within or Simply Boring?

Rob Weir offers tips on building a good lecture.
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Don't Starve the Staff of Online Programs

In California, and to a lesser extent in many states, the problem of overcrowded community colleges and public universities is...
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Policy and Parental Leave

This semester, my institution has been moving toward developing a family leave policy for faculty and staff. I'll start by...
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Dad

My Dad died Friday. He was 69. He was at home. He had battled ALS – Lou Gehrig's disease –...
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When Dreams Collide With Reality

To conduct a successful search for a position outside academe, Ph.D.'s need to confront their anger about feeling pushed out of the ivory tower, writes Christine Kelly.
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From Survival to Sustainability

College leaders are understandably focused on short-term financial woes. But they'll err -- and do long-term damage, Peter Stokes writes -- if they hunker down and avoid asking basic questions about what they do.