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Ask My Readers: Pluses and Minuses
Becky Hirta's recent post about grades got me thinking. My college doesn't give 'plus' or 'minus' semester grades -- you...
$100 Oil and Commuter Colleges
My cc, like most community colleges and many lower-tier four-year colleges, doesn't have dorms. Since it's located in suburbia, public...
Noted Author Gives Reading
Inner Station (AP) Author Roy Kesey flew from Beijing, China, this week to read from the book Birthday Zoo, by...
Revenge of the Nerds
Apparently, there's a candy now called "Nerds." The Boy got some in his Halloween loot, and opened the box after...
Swastika Girls
When, in 2004, UD started blogging at her flagship campus, University Diaries I, she was amazed at the story of...
Murder By Numbers
A new correspondent writes: So here it is: I teach (adjunct) Anthropology and Cultural "Survey" at a local art college...
Letters Redux
An occasional correspondent writes: After many years as a full-time faculty member at a community college, I have decided to...
Testing What?
Testing enthusiasm continues to grow among friends and critics of higher education. My own enthusiasm for the endless standardized testing...