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Baby Got (Hatch)Back: An Automotive Snark
Last week, car shopping went abruptly from "I should think about that" to "I need to do this right now,"...
Early Aid Could Lift College Aspirations
Making Pell Grants available to 11th graders could help students from low-income families realize that affording a higher education is within their reach, Mark G. Yudof writes.
Print 'Em and Ship 'Em
A new correspondent writes: >Why do community colleges mail catalogs to everyone? It seems like a lot>of expense for something...
Lessons Learned
Paula M. Krebs considers the way applying for a major foundation grant offers ideas for managing academic life generally.
Imagine the Chancellor
Doesn’t have to be the Chancellor. Could be. Drives a Beemer. Big smile, pants are too tight at the waist...
'Too Good' for Tenure?
Like most young faculty members, I began my first job with my eyes on the prize six years ahead --...
The Tempest, Act 3
Two weeks ago we went to see The Tempest at the University of Illinois’ Krannert Center f or the Performing...
Ask My Readers: Grad School Admissions
An assiduous undergraduate correspondent writes: Is it actually encouraged to email prospective advisors at the schools to which you will...