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Alma Mater
On my first day as president of Alma College in Michigan, an alumnus I’ve come to know and admire sent...
The Financial Crisis and Higher Education in the UK
The new UK coalition government presented its “emergency budget” to Parliament on 22 June. This aims to more or less...
ABC's and PhD's: Diversification in academia
My family and I are once again located at our favorite summer marine biology research station (our “summer camp for...
Wednesday Wonder Cabinet for Independence Day
Andrew Jackson seems to be thinking: I’m not sure I can hold up under the weight. Warren G. Harding seems...
Like a Thief in the Night
They don’t teach this stuff in dean school. I hear a rumor that a professor has moved out of his...
Macs, PCs and the Failure of the Web App
Two years ago I would have bet that the Mac/PC divide would have lost its salience by now. I thought...
Lower-left-wing conspiracy
Speaking for all of us here in the Northeast, I want to apologize. In truth, we probably deserve our fate...
When Narratives Collide
As regular readers know, I’m a colossal nerd. One of my nerdier habits involves listening to Marketplace podcasts on a...