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Counting Backwards
There's a thought-provoking post over at Lesboprof's about career goals, timing, and the importance (and shock!) of counting backwards. It's...
What Jim Knows
We finished reading for the AP exam in Louisville on Saturday, and I’m home now. But before I left, I...
Ask the Administrator: Interview Etiquette
Weirdly for this time of year, I've been getting a lot of questions about job interview etiquette. Excerpts from two...
How Greek Universities Stay That Way
Europe's worst university system -- and that's saying a lot -- has done it again. Ten senior academics at Panteion...
Analysis
Some of you were curious if the man in the slideshow in my previous post is me. Alas, no. That’s...
Ask the Administrator: Crossing Over to the Dark Side
A longtime reader writes: I'm the math department chair of a high school. I waspromoted from within. I recognize that...
And Why Not?
Sometimes, when you've finished reading 56,000 exams, you have to take a break and go see a big concrete chicken...
Ask the Administrator: "Excuse Me, I'm Right Here!"
A new correspondent writes: As a newbie adjunct, I have a question about propriety. At my Community College, I regularly...