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48% of recent graduates say they follow a budget—while 17% struggle to stick to one and 13% don’t know how to start.
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The Odd Couple: We’re Not Back in School

Another academic year starts and neither Gordon nor Rachel will be on campus.

By Rachel Toor and E. Gordon Gee

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“She Shouldn’t Have Worn a Skirt”

Re-examining my irritation with Girls and women.

By Rachel Toor

48% of recent graduates say they follow a budget—while 17% struggle to stick to one and 13% don’t know how to start.
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The Odd Couple: Celebrating What We Love

Rachel and Gordon suffer a bout of the warm fuzzies in the heat of the summer and talk about the greatness that is U.S. higher education.

By Rachel Toor and E. Gordon Gee

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My Study Abroad

“Foreignness” isn’t what makes study abroad meaningful. Attention is. Not what you do or see, but what affects and changes you.

By Rachel Toor

A text message bubble conversation reading: "Gordon, you didn’t make needed changes because you were scared you’d lose your job," green said. "Yes. I was scared," gray said.
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You Say Bologna; I Say Baloney

Rachel and Gordon make fun of academic traditions.

By Rachel Toor and E. Gordon Gee

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‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and Higher Ed

What can we learn about the last two decades in higher education from the career of Miranda Priestley?

By Rachel Toor

A text message bubble conversation reading: "Gordon, you didn’t make needed changes because you were scared you’d lose your job," green said. "Yes. I was scared," gray said.
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The Odd Couple: The Mess of Intercollegiate Athletics

Rachel asks Gordon to mansplain the nuttiness of big-time college sports.

By Rachel Toor and E. Gordon Gee

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Yet Another Piece About AI and Writing

AI is valuable as a tool, but it becomes dangerous when it replaces the acts of judgment, audience awareness and human connection that produce authentic writing.

By Rachel Toor