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The Constant Crisis of the Liberal Arts
The liberal arts have been in crisis in American colleges and universities in one way or another throughout my academic...
We Got Some Wild, Wild Life
This morning I had to climb up on the roof to release a squirrel caught in our trap. I have...
Stephen Hawking: Cooler Than Isaac Newton
Oh sure, Sir Isaac Newton wrote the Principia and Opticks and all, and he too was Lucasian Chair of Mathematics...
ACE and the Presidents
Friday, May 11, 2007 ACE, the American Council on Education, is a remarkable organization. Their mission, to speak for and...
Oh, Totally Sweet
That’s what a grad student next to me said when he saw the most recent publisher book fair in progress...
Walk of Shame
The end is near: It’s time to grade the stacks of final papers, estimate student participation grades, tabulate everything and...
Celebrating Creativity
Although much that comes across the academic administrative desk shines with the bright light of pride and promotion -- expensively...