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Fun with Predictions
Every so often, my usual discipline slips, and I actually venture a prediction in print. (If it's a blog, is...
Mothering at Mid-Career: What happened to May?
It happens every year around this time: I lose an entire month. I start looking forward to May in about...
... or add a day
Today's issue leads with a story about how some community colleges are going to four-day schedules (MW/TTh classes only) to...
The Career Counselor Is In: 'Should I Drop Out?'
I received a letter with this title from “Amanda” -- a PhD student at an Ivy League institution who wants...
Bookstore as Time Machine
This weekend, TW and I had a chance to visit a couple of really well-known college towns a few states...
Inputs and outputs
Under the terms of the ACUPCC, Greenback University's greenhouse gas inventory is due in September. The heavy lifting is now...
The Life Cycle of an Aid Program
1. Need goes unmet for extended period. 2. Unmet need strikes someone with connections. 3. New aid program proposed. Much...
Drama Mama: What It Means to Be 'Lucky'
Recently I have been having many issues with getting all my day to day goals met. Between moving, summer research...