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Motherhood After Tenure: Admission
This week I rewarded my productivity by reading a totally engrossing, satisfying novel: Jean Hanff Korelitz’s Admission. Korelitz's deftly-written novel...
Well, That's Different...
This Fall’s enrollment patterns aren’t looking anything like historical norms. I’m curious to see if that’s a local quirk, or...
Answering My Brother Max About The Value of Video Mashup Assignments
"In four years at a fairly tech-savvy university, I never did anything with video mashups (or video in general) for...
ABC's and PhD's: Summer Reading
This summer I thought I’d teach my daughter to read. I’m not sure why I had in mind that we’d...
Ask the Administrator: Incivility Amok!
A new correspondent writes: This morning I followed up on a Chronicle article from the tail end of last week...
The Most Powerful Idea in the World
In William Rosen's masterful new book, The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention...
Sorrow and Community
When tragedy hits a close-knit community like Alma, Michigan, we all feel it. Two weeks ago, it hit hard. I...
The Exodus: Philippine Academics Who Never Return Home
There is something about the air in America that seduces the senses. To those who have never been to the...