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Little Truths Contest Winners
It’s time for the big reveal, as they say! Contest judge Steve Davenport’s been reading all week to narrow down...
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Dontcha Hate It When...
You get back from an interview for a job you really, really want, only to realize that you completely misinterpreted...
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Enough rope to hang ...
The Boston Globe just published an article about homeowners’ associations which ban the use of clotheslines, and state legislative efforts...
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The Laptop Ban: It's Not Just for Classrooms Anymore
More and more professors -- hell, entire departments -- are banning laptops from their classrooms. Now the business world's doing...
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All Those Administrators...
This story caught my eye. According to a study by the National Center for Educational Statistics, the percentage of full-time...
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Evaluating Writing
Little Truths contest judge Steve Davenport is currently hunkered down with your entries—cogitating, masticating—and I strongly suggest we give him...
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An edgy question
A correspondent asks, after posting a description of steps taken toward sustainability: “ a student emailed me asking broader questions...
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Ask the Administrator: A Career in a Crisper
A new correspondent writes: Within the last year I've completed my PhD in English. In thinking about future jobs, I...