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A longtime correspondent sent me this article in Academe by Lori Messinger, a professor of social work at the University...
A Focus on Learning
I was heartened to see Zemsky put learning at the top of his list of the tough issues facing higher...
Neve Gordon's Academic Freedom
It’s not easy to find a country in the Middle East whose universities honor academic freedom as we know it...
Cassoulet and Leadership
A trip to the movie theater and an offhanded comment from an employee prompt Karen Gross to reflect on the similarities between cooking and presiding over a college.
Ask the Administrator: The Ties that Bind
This one introduces itself. I am the son of a long time correspondent and a reader in my own right...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Communication
Updates from my daughter, now in her second week of college, come in the form of facebook status updates and...
The Hybrid Solution
Have you seen Wick Sloan's piece "Teaching After Midnight," on his experience with his late night teaching at Bunker Hill...
Perspective and politics
This morning, I awoke to the voice of Steven Chu on NPR. I'll want to go back and listen to...