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Student Unrest on African Campuses
In May 2010 the University of Nairobi in Kenya closed down indefinitely after violent unrest and looting in the streets...
The Neighborhood Effect
All of us have heard that the key bottom line in real estate is location, location, location. The value of...
From 60 to 0
Last week I wrote about the insanity of life as a freelancer. This week I’m writing from a cabin in...
Other than environmental
Doing "sustainability work" on campus generally means trying to change institutional operations so that they're less destructive of the environment...
THE BURQA, AND BEING IN THE WORLD
Cesare Pavese, the Italian writer who killed himself in 1950, when he was 41, once wrote: "Every luxury must be...
Confessions of a (Sometimes) Helicopter Parent
Patti K. See gives workshops and writes articles about the student transition to college. But when her son enrolled....
Using Library Experts Wisely
Forget the usual orientation programs, writes Rob Weir. You gain more by making a librarian an integral part of your course.
Challenge and Tech Support
I have had administrator (admin) rights on every computer at each institution where I have worked. Admin privileges grant a...