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Caught in Transit
Saundra Tracy and Jeff Abernathy, the departing and incoming presidents of Alma College, reflect on transitions.
Prized Vocations
A sociologist speculates on the nature and function of awards. Scott McLemee considers the merits of the argument.
Maybe If We Were Ignorant
Larry called at midnight. “I went to see this improv show for the third time. How to describe it to...
Let's shift some paradigms
Student Affairs and Technology have been my primary interest areas ever since I found out that student affairs was a...
The Class That Never Ends
My graduate department gave particularly brutal comprehensive exams. For our major field, we were expected to answer three questions in...
The Ed Tech Sonic Boom
Greg Easterbrook is making two big arguments in Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed. Future Prosperity: Due to a combination...
Consumer "eco" fees?
I really don't know what to think about a news item which crossed my (virtual) desk this morning. Apparently, the...
Protect Unpaid Internships
Discouraging companies from using young people as free labor is laudable, but colleges, not the government, should gauge the educational value of internships, writes Joseph E. Aoun.