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Advantages and Drawbacks to Attending a (Mostly) Women's College - Part 1
Recent discussions on this blog about gender balance in colleges and universities have sparked a number of memories of my...
Do you need a job to be sustainable?
I have a deep-seated ambivalence when it comes to the Huffington Post. On the other hand, I have a long-time...
Desperate times call for . . . ummmm . . .
The report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers that I referenced yesterday calls for a three-part approach to climate change...
A Day at Dalkey Archive Press: On Donors
Dalkey Archive Press is the largest publisher of translated literature in the United States, but Associate Director Martin Riker makes...
Chestnuts, Roasting in an Open Blog...
A new correspondent writes: I'm in the market for for an administrative position in higher ed, and as I've been...
2010 Wish List
1. Learning technology coheres into an academic discipline: offers courses, has a theoretical foundation, conducts research, peer review, and a...
Math Geek Mom: Truth in Giving
Our jobs as professors are built around truth and integrity. We spend our research time searching for the truth, and...
Standing under the arch
“The ancient Romans had a tradition: whenever one of their engineers constructed an arch, as the capstone was hoisted into...