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In Praise of Grade Inflation
How many times have all of us complained about grade inflation? I'm guilty. You're guilty. We all do it. But...
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Pattern perception
Over the holidays (and yes, I enjoyed them, thanks for asking!) we had visitors at the Rendell farm. Friends and...
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Saving Alma Mater
As part of my bury-myself-in-books break, I finally got the chance to read Saving Alma Mater, by James Garland. Garland...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Happy New Year in Social Media
A week ago I was in a warm and well-appointed hotel room, embarking on a second day of conference interviews...
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iSlate / iTunesU / Higher Ed
Since everyone is going crazy about the possible/maybe upcoming Apple iSlate tablet, I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon and...
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Irrelevant Facebook
Facebook is moving towards irrelevance. OK, the numbers may not back up this assertion (see Facebook dethroning Google as the...
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Back in the Saddle Again
I hope your Christmas break was restorative. A few highlights of ours: --The Boy scored his first gametime basket! As...
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Advantages and Drawbacks to Attending a (Mostly) Women's College - III
Last week I described some of the advantages of attending a mostly women’s college. Here are some ways in which...