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In Praise of Grade Inflation
How many times have all of us complained about grade inflation? I'm guilty. You're guilty. We all do it. But...
Pattern perception
Over the holidays (and yes, I enjoyed them, thanks for asking!) we had visitors at the Rendell farm. Friends and...
Control the Aid Arms Race
The economic crisis is the perfect time for colleges to get honest about merit aid, and to minimize it, writes John Roush.
Saving Alma Mater
As part of my bury-myself-in-books break, I finally got the chance to read Saving Alma Mater, by James Garland. Garland...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Happy New Year in Social Media
A week ago I was in a warm and well-appointed hotel room, embarking on a second day of conference interviews...
iSlate / iTunesU / Higher Ed
Since everyone is going crazy about the possible/maybe upcoming Apple iSlate tablet, I thought I'd jump on the bandwagon and...
Evaluating Evaluations
You should pay attention to what your students say, writes Rob Weir. But you shouldn't take the official reports too seriously.
Playing Mozart on the Titanic
Cary Nelson questions whether traditional scholarly meetings make any sense when the traditional role of faculty members is being eroded and tenure-track jobs are disappearing.