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That Pesky Summer Semester
Like a number of big sports campuses, Auburn University has designated faculty-enablers who smooth the way toward a bogus degree...
Base Rates
According to a piece in IHE, Democrats in Congress are considering establishing penalties for colleges that increase tuition by too...
Ask My Readers: Advice for the New Kid
A longtime reader writes: ------ I have a question for you and your wise and worldly readers. My husband and...
Best. Readers. Ever.
A while back I posted a question from someone going for a department chair position. Check out the message she...
Counting Backwards
There's a thought-provoking post over at Lesboprof's about career goals, timing, and the importance (and shock!) of counting backwards. It's...
What Jim Knows
We finished reading for the AP exam in Louisville on Saturday, and I’m home now. But before I left, I...
Ask the Administrator: Interview Etiquette
Weirdly for this time of year, I've been getting a lot of questions about job interview etiquette. Excerpts from two...
How Greek Universities Stay That Way
Europe's worst university system -- and that's saying a lot -- has done it again. Ten senior academics at Panteion...