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In Which I Realize That We're Doing It Wrong
I've been slapping myself on the forehead all week, so I figured it would be safer to stop slapping and...
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Motherhood After Tenure: the Teacher as Student
This week’s Chronicle of Higher Education contains an essay by Roger H. Martin, a former college president who spent a...
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Craven courage
So ... "climate disruption", you say? I think I like it! Meanwhile ... Right after my clock radio switched itself...
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ABCs and PhDs: Small Bites
My baby started kindergarten last week. Well, she’s actually five, and very ready for kindergarten, but she’s my youngest. I’ve...
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Ask the Administrator: Gifts from Students
A longtime reader writes: One of my students from last year came in today and gave me a t-shirt that...
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Charles Murray on Elites
As we wait for the next water to break on the Palin story, it's worth recalling that one of the...
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The Dropoff
Although community colleges have a more age-diverse student population than most of the rest of higher ed, the average age...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Training Day
Only two weeks ago I confidently announced that " it's not a race," that I'd be able to keep my...