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The Outrageousness of Academia
Some of our stories are funny, others are sad, and some are terrifying. What is the most outrageous experience that...
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5 Reasons Why I (Depressingly) Don't Miss the NYTimes
I love the NYTimes. I believe in the NYTimes. But sadly, and somewhat surprisingly, I don't miss the NYTimes. Since...
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Making Failure Safe
I’ve been chewing on Adapt, Tim Harford’s latest. (He’s the Undercover Economist.) It’s a wide-ranging survey, but the basic idea...
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Student Conduct: Conceal and Carry
When I was a kid growing up in Iowa, my Uncle John and my dad taught me how to shoot...
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Agents and Recruiters: The Futility of Pretending to Certify Virtue
The debate about agents sure has occupied a lot of space in the professional press of late! Mitch Leventhal, Vice...
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Literacy in the Digital Age: Part VI
Not because it is better than any other program but because it was the experience I had, I want to...
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Where the Circle Closes
Ever notice how hard it is sometimes to tell the difference between mastery and a con? For instance, I was...
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A Good President is Hard to Find
The Chronicle had a piece this week (behind the paywall) about a small college’s struggle to hire a President. It...