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Whom to Invite
Pete Mackey considers why campuses -- and their diverse constituencies -- react to different speakers in different ways.
Showing Up
Commencement is supposed to be students' crowning achievement. So how come so few professors bother to see their students off? David Galef asks.
A Good President is Hard to Find
The Chronicle had a piece this week (behind the paywall) about a small college’s struggle to hire a President. It...
Good News, Bad News
I seem unable to develop a sustained argument about anything right now, so - oh, look, a butterfly! Instead here...
Moving On Up: Women in the Academy
A short while ago, I had the pleasure and privilege of taking part in an online discussion about women’s leadership...
The Man Who Loved "The Man Who Loved Books Too Much"
The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary...
#SAtech profile: Duke University's @TABounds - The "Controller of Chaos"
My last #SAtech profile was two weeks ago and consisted of two posts. Joe Sabado from UC Santa Barbara shared...
Math Geek Mom: Equality of Opportunity
We often think of equality in two different ways. On the one hand there is equality of opportunity, where everyone...