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Curriculum Above and Below
The outside world takes it for granted that colleges, particularly community colleges, should develop curricula to match the needs of...
When Accountants Attack
This actually happened. Probably due to something in the water, we’ve had an outbreak of pregnancies on campus over the...
The Cheese Stands Alone
Fresh off a glorious Super Bowl victory, the state of Wisconsin is apparently looking at rescinding collective bargaining rights for...
Acronym Soup
This confession is really awful for an academic administrator, but it’s true. My brain has run out of space for...
Sinecures and Sunsets
Too many management books are written from the perspective of the CEO. Most managers aren’t CEO’s; they’re somewhere in the...
From K-12 On Up...
The Boy and The Girl attend a pretty good public school district. It’s in a working/middle class suburb, and it...
Rethinking Skype Interviews
Last week’s piece in IHE by “Young Philosopher” about replacing first-round conference interviews with Skype interviews has stuck in my...
Not Achieving the Dream
Achieving the Dream is an initiative sponsored by the Lumina Foundation and spearheaded by one of my personal heroes, Kay...