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The True Cost of Rubber Chicken
The Fall rubber chicken circuit is in full swing again. Lots of evening events, celebrating all manner of good things...
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Both Sides Now
Having received readers' reports on her manuscripts and contributed to those for others, Caroline Levine writes about why she imposed a rule on herself.
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The Marketplace. My Subconscious.
"I go back to professional baseball and Alex Rodriguez making $25 million a year. Or to Julia Roberts and $20...
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Does Class Size Matter?
Daniel Barwick challenges the assumption that small is always best in the college classroom.
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Rules of Engagement
When I enlisted in the Army years ago, I was offered half-a-dozen duty stations for my first posting. I chose...
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Stuck In Adjunct Hell
A long-suffering correspondent writes: I'm an adjunct . . . everywhere. Note that I am sending this from the Ringling...
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Reading Evaluations
A new correspondent -- and apparently the kind of student we'd all like to have -- writes: As a student...
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