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Creeping Incrementalism
Over at Bardiac's, there's a thoughtful post on the frustrations of dealing with an administration that makes every class section...
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Malcolm Lowry Postmortem
For some of us -- a small number -- Malcolm Lowry's Under the Volcano is the ultimate novel. "Lowry's book...
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Temporary Loss of Loving Feeling Noted
A few days before the start of some semesters, I suddenly realize the call to teach has left me, the...
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Ask My Readers: Revenue Sharing from Textbooks
A returning correspondent writes: You and your readers were very helpful in responding to my questions about how to convince...
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Ranking the rankings
It is rankings time again, as everyone interested in colleges and universities know. This annual celebration gives everyone something. It...
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Here They Come, Walking Down the Street
Students are returning to Hinterland’s campus in droves, and it’s not even dorm move-in yet, let alone the start of...
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Ask the Administrator: Following Up on an Application
A new correspondent writes: I'm in need of some advice regarding a CC job that I applied for. I'm currently...
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Dynes Dines
When universities, and university systems, become very rich and very byzantine, it's both hard to run them and easy to...