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A Response to Michael Berube
A few alert readers called my attention to this post by Michael Berube, in which he attacks my response to...
The Long Tail of Teaching Talent
The tail of teaching talent in your institution is longer then generally recognized, and it extends to your librarians and...
Career Coach: Still More on Gender Balance
As usual, I was fascinated by the responses to last week’s column. I am still looking for the place where...
PLAGIARISM, HIGH AND LOW
Two recent instances of professorial plagiarism - New Zealand novelist Witi Ihimaera and, allegedly, Ohio State University mathematician Azita Manouchehri...
Guest Book Review: Give My Poor Heart Ease
Give My Poor Heart Ease : Voices of the Mississippi Blues. William Ferris. The University of North Carolina Press, November...
Politics of Hiring: Riffing on Profgrrrrl
First, if you've ever wanted a sense of academic hiring, read Profgrrrrl's post. Now. Slowly. It's all true. Worse, it...
Challenges and Opportunities of the Small Screen
How will academic libraries make sure that their content is available on a 3.5-inch mobile device? Should this even be...
Math Geek Mom: Altruism and Aging
My first week of graduate school found me in a microeconomics class with a teacher reviewing the assumptions behind what...