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The Charity Shakedown
A long-suffering correspondent writes: My SLAC employer conducts an annual United Way fundraising drive. Earlier this fall, a letter was...
Kids
What are the odds? There was actually a staggeringly brilliant piece in the New York Times yesterday! (The piece is...
On the Town
I’m in Chicago, since Crazy Larry finally got me a comp ticket to the play he’s in. It’s a good...
Policy and Trust
A former cc administrator -- who is not me -- did a piece in the Chronicle about deans and chairs...
Ask the Administrator: Bouncer Duty
A regular correspondent writes: Lots of people are showing up in class these days who have been cut off from...
Do Drop Me A Line
My friend Chip wants to be my life coach. He said those words. When I asked what he meant, he...
Honor Among Thieves
One of UD's readers sends her an article from the Free Lance-Star in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which represents an instructive fable...
The Girl, Future Supreme Ruler of the Earth
The Girl is in training to be Supreme Ruler of the Earth. She has already conquered the opposite sex. One...