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What's the Matter with Illinois?
No, I don’t mean this. Or this. Or this. I’m not even referring to the governor of Illinois at the...
Ask the Administrator: Decoding Mixed Signals
A regular correspondent writes: What do you do when the combination of a dean with a tentative style and an...
Keep your eye on the road ahead
This week, it's easy to get lulled into driving with your eyes on the rear-view mirror. Chrysler apparently comes out...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Why I Do Research
Last week Inside Higher Ed reported on an intriguing paper by Dahlia K. Remler and Elda Pema, a professor of...
Ask the Administrator: Cheap Shots in Student Course Evaluations
A Canadian correspondent writes: The CC has dramatically different standards and practices from the other schools [at which I've taught]...
Changing Barometers
Back in the 80's and early 90's, the way you could tell if a speaker was losing the audience was...
Career Coach: Family Friendly Employers
Hello, It’s still early for me, as I have no baby prospects and I'm nowhere close to finishing my PhD...
Environmental ethics
Climate change is killing people. By the hundreds of thousands. Right now. That's one of the conclusions of an analysis...