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What the AWP Board President Knows

Today I’m pleased to post an interview with Ron Tanner, President of the Board of the Association of Writers &...
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An Open Letter to the City of Boston

Dear Boston, Although I mostly enjoyed my recent visit, I couldn't help but notice that some of your residents seem...
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Third World Corruption as a Behavioral Science, Part 2

Start here: The more highly corporatized the university, the more corporate in their attitudes the faculty. Especially faculty imports from...
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Engaging Students as Volunteers and Voters

Colleges need to take specific steps to help students -- and society -- benefit from the interest in this year's elections, write Paul Loeb, Maureen F. Curley and Sherry Morreale.
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Motherhood After Tenure: Taking Mama, PhD on the Road

This week I was invited by the University of Central Arkansas to read my essay from Mama, PhD and lead...
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Sustainability

'Sustainability' usually refers to the environment, but I think it makes sense in referring to organizations, too. Some structures, cultures...
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Sustainability work #3 - Counting, accounting and auditing

Probably the most commonly recognized task that campus sustainability staff perform is the undertaking of a Greenhouse Gas Inventory. (BTW...
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Ig-Nobel Thoughts

Is U.S. literature too insular and media-crazed to merit notice by the Swedish Academy? Scott McLemee asks around.