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Under the Sign of Saturn
An American historian reflects on the human condition -- and on how trying to escape it can make things worse. Scott McLemee investigates.
Academic Advising
Quick, what’s the most vexing aspect of academic advising at a community college?
I’m a Swiss Army Knife
We talk, in higher ed, about collegiality, interdisciplinarity, and public engagement. We attempt talk about solidarity, but the divide between those who are on and who are off the tenure-track couldn’t be larger. We say we want higher ed to change for the better, but we keep perpetuating the same structures, with the same results, and marginalizing and excluding any voices that may help change happen.
#EDUniverse - Higher Education's New High-Tech Hub
"If you’re a web developer, designer, social media strategist, PR person, or marketer working in higher education, you know that there’s a lot of valuable content that can provide insights, examples, and inspiration for your own initiatives."
Dreaming Up the "Kindle Run"
The "Kindle Run" does not exist. This is my pitch to Bezos and Amazon.
Friends and Friendly
Graduate students and junior professors need to navigate relationships in departments where people may not like to admit that hierarchies exist, writes Nate Kreuter.
HAPPY VALLEY
Horror in Happy Valley, Not-So-Happy Valley, Happy Valley Upside Down - journalists everywhere are tilling the furrow between Penn State University's amber waves of grain and its shower stalls.
Open Letter to Anonymous
Four women involved in providing services for women on campuses respond to a recent essay criticizing the Education Department's guidance on responding to reports of sexual assaults.