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Monday Musings
I'm not proud of this, but a few nights ago TB and I were reading Pirates Past Noon, an installment...
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Look at Me! I'm a Scientist!
I wish . No, I’m merely lounging on science’s deck, drinking its beer and waiting for the steaks to come...
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Ask the Administrator: Do CC Students Miss Out?
A prospective college student writes: I'm about to start my college career as a freshman at our local community college...
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Ask the Administrator: Should Textbooks Count?
A new correspondent writes: I would appreciate your insight on a situation I am dealing with at my community college...
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Guest Blogger: Benjamin Cohen
Today, my friend Benjamin Cohen graciously provides the goods. Ben is an environmental studies scholar who teaches Science, Technology, and...
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Ask the Administrator: Am I Selling Out?
A returning correspondent writes: Well, here I am having just completed my first year as a tenure track faculty member...
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Pricing By Major, Revisited
I don't usually do back-to-back posts on the New York Times, but this Sunday's issue provided atypically fine fodder. According...
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Checagou
Poet Rory commented on my previous posting’s line about “newcomer Chicago with her wild-onion breath,” only deepening what is probably...