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Academic employment - security (1)
Not many people get fired from Greenback U. Oh, it happens. But on a percentage basis, it doesn't happen all...
Are Western Countries Tightening Up Visa Requirements Unfairly?
In recent months there have been reports from several countries hinting at a trend towards tightening up visa requirements for...
For-Profits and Satellite Radio
For a few years in the mid-2000’s, I was a fan of satellite radio. I had a longish commute, and...
Emotional Gate-Keeping
This week is admitted student weekend across many campuses and I’ve been thinking about the relationship between Admissions and the...
Arts Priority
Recently at a program presented by the Long Island Arts Alliance, New York State Education Commissioner David Steiner made an...
Short e-Books: 'Great Stagnation' and 'Lifted'
Tyler Cowen's The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History,Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel...
Social web info overload: Summify may provide balance
According to Twitter, I have 3,200 favorites, my Google Reader account lists 1,000+ unread items and I have more than...
Rites of Passagio
In singing, we differentiate between the "head voice" and the "chest voice." The chest voice is, for most of us...