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Notes on Nerds
According to this article in the New York Times, the question of nerd-dom is finally starting to receive a tiny...
Differential Pricing
The New York Times noticed in its edition of July 29, 2007 the introduction of differential tuition by field into...
Against the Grain
"The idea that you almost forgot about the world you came from, and the job market you're about to enter...that...
Ask the Administrator: Ambition and Decorum
A tenured, Canadian correspondent writes: I never used to have ambition to reach "full" level as it seemed beyond the...
Ask My Readers: First Time Teaching at a CC
A grad student in psychology writes: I am an ABD grad student and am teaching my first class at a...
"I've Done Everything You've Asked Me To Do!"
One of the less lovely aspects of my job is talking with faculty whose promotion applications have been denied. There's...
Ask the Administrator: "We Don't Really Like You, But..."
An already-employed correspondent (it's relevant) writes: ---------- I am not sure, but I think that I may have just received...
University Presidential Memoirs
University presidents are a varied lot: some charismatic and charming, some dour and solid, some charlatans and others true believers...