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Managing the Elite
A recent Inside HigherEd (May 27, 2008), and elsewhere in the media, reflects much excitement about the decision by various...
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A list on the road to Damascus
Over the three-day weekend, I managed to do a little reading. One of the magazines that I actually pay money...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Academe and Parenthood -- Commenting on the Comments
I've probably spent more time than I should over this Memorial Day weekend at the IHE site, reading and re-reading...
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Academe and Parenthood
Over at IHE, there's a story glossing two new studies that suggest that academics are less likely to have kids...
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Shooting a baseline
OK, so I've got the numbers. We've completed Greenback's greenhouse gas inventory for academic years 2001 - 2007. The report...
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Certainty
In a conversation with one of my department chairs this week, addressing a move we're considering making to respond to...
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Drama Mama: Addicted. To Super Nanny.
Super Nanny was cancelled tonight – replaced by Lost. As if pretty, stranded people battling unknown forces could replace my...
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A Miscellany of Things Related to Previous Things
As you read this, I’m on the road with Crazy Larry, headed for Louisville, Kentucky, and Abbey Road on the...