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Plagiarism: Yours, Mine, and Ayres'
"Several passages in Yale Law School professor Ian Ayres ... new book are unattributed verbatim reproductions or nearly identical paraphrases...
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Off the Grid
When The Wife asked me what I wanted for my birthday, I gave some of the usual answers, and a...
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The Educrats' Attack on Teaching
On a warm Tuesday at the very end of summer, my college held its twice-yearly faculty "in-service education" day. The...
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Taking Their Money
One of the policies my cc works under is a rule about “ability to benefit.” Basically, it means that we...
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The Unconsciousness of Influence
One of the two best college teachers I ever knew—an older Ph.D. candidate who became an adjunct himself here for...
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Ask the Administrator: Are Your Alums Good Enough to Teach for You?
A new correspondent writes: I'm a sophomore at a snooty-but-trying-not-to-be Private Liberal ArtsCollege who has recently discovered your blog and...
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Searching for Islands of Success
The country is pouring billions into science and math education. Let's make sure the money is being spent wisely, on programs proven effective through rigorous evaluation, says W. Robert Connor.