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There's Distance Ed, and Then There's Distance Ed
Our distance ed coordinator stopped me in the cafeteria last week to report that she's trying to enroll a student...
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Ask the Administrator: Going for Deanships
A new correspondent writes: ----- My question has to do with a dear friend of mine, an assistant professor of...
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Base Rates
According to a piece in IHE, Democrats in Congress are considering establishing penalties for colleges that increase tuition by too...
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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...
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Best. Readers. Ever.
A while back I posted a question from someone going for a department chair position. Check out the message she...
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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...
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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...
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Ask the Administrator: Crossing Over to the Dark Side
A longtime reader writes: I'm the math department chair of a high school. I waspromoted from within. I recognize that...