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Dull Statistics, Unless You're One of Them
I probably never mentioned it, but I’m originally from Southern Illinois, a geographically and culturally unique region that’s been marginalized...
Faculty Blogs
At our mid-year commencement a few weeks ago, a faculty member I have known for many years asked me if...
Wisdom and Knowledge
In ninth grade, I had a wonderful, high-energy social studies teacher whose favorite exhortation was "wisdom and knowledge!" He'd usually...
A Manifesto for Vendor Webinars
One of my colleagues jokes that when she retires from her academic tech gig that she is going to start...
Some Heartening News
When wives earn more outside the home, and husbands take on more housework, marriages tend to be happier! Men are...
Know Your Audience
Mary W. Walters considers two key ways to improve your odds of winning the favor of grant review committees.
My Book, My Dreams
What happens when you pour all your effort into a work -- and hardly anyone seems to notice the result?
Another Upside to the Recession
I've mentioned before that one upside to the Great Recession may be that it finally puts to rest the myth...