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"An Enormous Wave of Philanthropy"
In a story in yesterday's IHE about for-profit companies taking over nonprofit colleges -- the gist of the story was...
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Lousy Christmas Music: A Seasonal Snark
Bowing to the inevitable, I've spent far too much time lately shopping. Which means... The aural assault of cheesy Christmas...
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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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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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Attack of the Grinch
A new correspondent writes: I am a new department chair. The staff love to decorate for any and all holidays...
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The Limits of Transparency
Search Committee Chair: The job starts next semester. Can you do that? Candidate: No problem! Rarin' to go! Woo-hoo! (skip...
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Just a Job
Picking up on the premodern vs. modern theme of yesterday's post, Grad School Friend (who is on the tenure track...