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Strategic Naivete
In grad school, postmodernists were thick on the ground. I learned quickly that the greatest sin one could commit, in...
Gen X as Transitional
Those of us who went through grad school in the '90s probably remember when “post-” was the prefix of choice...
Krugman's Challenge
Regular readers know that I'm consistently disappointed in the New York Times' coverage of higher ed, since it mostly boils...
Nobody Calls
In a recent discussion with a very highly-placed political figure, I heard something disturbing. We were talking about the series...
Ask the Administrator: New Job, New Baby, New Town?
A new correspondent writes with a doozy: I have been very stressed trying to figure out my job for next...
Thoughts on California
Having entirely too much plane time to think it over, a couple of ideas from the League conference have stuck...
Live from the League, Day 3
The theme today seemed to be generational change, but in a good way; instead of the hand-wringing about leadership crises...
Live from the League, Day 2
Dear reader, I attended six presentations at the League for Innovation conference yesterday, so you didn’t have to. The highlight...