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Groundhog Day: Being Off the Tenure Track
( Disclaimer: This is an honest post. I expect to be criticized because I am complaining. While I am grateful...
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Too Long for Tweets, Too Short for Posts
- With all the technological advances of the last decade, why are we still using passwords? They’re both insecure and...
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Relationship Status: It's Complicated
I am feeling a bit of cognitive dissonance. I just sent off a list of talking points for a board...
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Math Geek Mom: Imposters?
OK, so Donald Trump found me out. His recent statement that "most economists aren’t very smart" made me realize that...
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Distilling 'The Big Thirst'
How much water does your campus use each day? Where does your campus water come from? How much does your...
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Academic employment - wrapping up
One final thought on why folks work for colleges and universities. It's probably not particularly insightful, given the distinctive role...
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The PRC Read My Blog! :-)
The New York Times reports today that China has created an agency devoted to the Internet. "China Creates New Agency...
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Ask the Administrator: A Market-Clearing Wage?
Every so often I get a question that’s almost a guest post. In this one, a new correspondent opens a...