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Drama Mama: 8 Things That Terrify Me About This Next Generation
1. Low boredom threshold “The book was the worst…no just the first couple of pages. I skimmed a summary on...
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What If...
A commenter to yesterday's post about compensating staff made a point I've wondered about before. It's worth contemplating – not...
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Ask the Administrator: Recognizing Staff
A returning correspondent writes: The vice president who oversees the majority of support staff at my SLAC is constructing a...
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Math Mom: Success?
Last Friday, an impromptu conversation in the mailroom at my University jolted my pulse into my aerobic zone. I might...
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ABC's and PhD's: Creating Programs for Local Elementary Schools
Non-traditional academics have many skills different from the general population of "parent volunteers" at an elementary school. This provides a...
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Water or not
Water is energy. Not literally, of course (the square of the speed of light notwithstanding), but practically. Naturally moving water...
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My (Imaginary) Publishing Empire Expands
In my mind, I’m already a mogul. (I’d dress like one, but I can’t afford it.) That’s because in a...
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CC's as Replacements?
According to this article in IHE, the state of Florida is trying to get its community colleges to offer the...