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Math Geek Mom: Looking at the Long Run
The other day I found myself watching “Good Morning America” while waiting for some work to be done on my...
Months and months
Patricia DeWitt makes a point which is entirely valid, at least if the expressions of a lot of staff folk...
Long Distance Mom: Antioch Confidential
“If evil is inevitable, how are the wicked accountable? Nay, why do we call men wicked at all? Evil is...
Ask the Administrator: Chairperson Interview Questions
A new correspondent writes: I was wondering if you could share some questions you might ask a chairperson candidate. Thank...
ABC's and PhD's: Damage Control
A flood has forced me to reckon with my past. As floods go it was minor and certainly no major...
Why I Don't Envy Colleagues at Four-Year Colleges
I'm beginning to think that anytime I'm stuck for an idea, I should just read Tim Burke. This piece on...
Tibetan Book of the Adjunct
Little-known until now, the Tibetan Book of the Adjunct: Liberation Through Understanding in the Between provides spiritual guidance to those...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Reading Aloud
I read aloud in my classes a lot. In children’s lit, I explain that I want my students to experience...