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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...
Care Package Shows You Care About Caring
It’s nearly finals time, and parents everywhere are worried for their children, who live so far away at university and...
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...
Finding the Best: The College Football Championship in America
This is the time of endless speculation about which division I-A college football team is the best in America. We...
My Holiday Pud
I know that on the page “my pud” sounds nasty, but you should see it in person. Better yet, drop...
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...
The Marketplace. My Subconscious.
"I go back to professional baseball and Alex Rodriguez making $25 million a year. Or to Julia Roberts and $20...
Rules of Engagement
When I enlisted in the Army years ago, I was offered half-a-dozen duty stations for my first posting. I chose...