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Mothering at Mid-Career: The Associate Professor Survey
This week the MLA released the full version of its “Associate Professor” survey results. Data from this report has been...
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Let's get (re)commissioned
In the field of building energy management, "recommissioning" is a bit of a hot topic. In some cases, it's also...
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Education and Health Care: Connecting the Dots
An alert reader sent me a link to this post (and presentation) by Peter Orszag, Director of the Office of...
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Career Coach: Figuring Out the Right Questions
Hello, I found you online when you responded to a student's concerns about leaving her academic schoolwork (you posed 8...
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Math Geek Mom: The Demon Degree
When I was in graduate school, it seemed that everyone’s dissertation was more interesting than my own. Of course, this...
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LEEDs and needs
At every campus sustainability conference -- pretty much in every campus sustainability conversation -- the term "LEED" comes up. LEED...
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University Quagmires
The last couple of years have brought reportage (see here and here, for instance) on scholars becoming involved with activities...
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What the Stimulus Looks Like From Here
(Disclaimer: as I understand it, the Federal stimulus package is run through the states, so each state's version of this...