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The Dormatorium: A Proposal for What to Do With Empty Beds on Campuses
When campuses are half-empty and retirees are desperate to avoid “old age” homes, maybe it’s time to reimagine who gets to live in dorms.
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The Odd Couple: Is Shared Governance Really Shared?
Rachel and Gordon talk about the rights and responsibilities of faculty senates.
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The Next President Will Be Even Worse
Instead of beating up our administrators, maybe we should focus on the real threats to faculty jobs.
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The Odd Couple: To Tenure or Not to Tenure
Gordon asks Rachel when she’s going to give up her tenure; Rachel calls Gordon a chicken (again).
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A College Where Career Readiness Is Unavoidable
“If we taught musicians the way we teach engineers, we would make them take 12 years of music theory before we ever let them touch a piano.”
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The Odd Couple: Don’t Go Changing
Rachel and Gordon chat about why faculty are resistant to change.
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Access in the Real World
“Everything dope about America comes from Chicago.”
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The Odd Couple: Is the Presidency Dangerous?
Rachel Toor and Gordon Gee discuss the personal toll of the top job.