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Math Geek Mom: What Shall We Call Ourselves?

I guess we made the “big time” when this blog was criticized by the Wall Street Journal a few weeks...

Suing the Alma Mater

Several alert readers sent me links to this story, about a new graduate who is suing her alma mater (of...

ABC's and Ph.D.'s: Wheels on the bus

With summer vacation comes a flurry of activities to keep children occupied. We’re blessed in our community with all kinds...

Follow the money

I've been thinking some about structural barriers to change. You know, those aspects of how Greenback's organized, or how it...

Ask the Administrator: The Financial Panopticon

A new correspondent writes: I recently applied and received an offer for a full time faculty position at the cc...

Thomas E. Kennedy Interview, Pt. 2

[Here is the second of the three parts of Tom's interview, conducted by Okla Elliott. Read Part 1 here...

Mothering at Mid-Career: Whose Responsibility?

Traveling and teaching in England this summer I've had a remarkable release from childcare responsibilities. Part of it is that...

College Newspapers

Why are we training students for a dying industry? My college, like so many others, has a student newspaper. It's...