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The Annual Emergency

This year I'm seeing again some very creative definitions of the word 'emergency.' It's a special word, since it gives...
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Ask the Administrator: Salaries in Advertisements

A frustrated correspondent writes: In looking at the academic job market (including academic library positions), I have noticed that a...
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Drama Mama. Don't be nine

I was out to breakfast with my good friend and his son the other day and his son ordered waffles...
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Five Secrets to Publishing Success

Thom Brooks offers advice to early career academics trying to maneuver through the anxiety-laden terrain of scholarly publishing.
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YouTube for Sustainability Wonks

Part of my job at Greenback U is to go around to other departments on campus and update them on...
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Professor Meets Gun, Part 10: To Arms

Where to learn to shoot? Where does a fiftyish female English professor with bad aim and a bad attitude go...
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Education by Internet

My family and I are back from our trip, and I’m ready to get back to work. While we were...
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High Tech Anxiety

Melissa Ballard hasn't spent the summer studying the latest bulletins on IT changes at her college, so she makes a list of what really matters.