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Campus Chasm
It's time for those in academic affairs and student affairs to get over their misconceptions and to work together on behalf of students, writes Gwen Dungy.
A Wish List for 2012
1. The Girl actually -- and I am not making this up -- asked for her two front teeth for Christmas. As she put it, utterly deadpan, missing her front teeth “makes it hard to eat apples.” I thought she had a pretty good point. 2. Some successful hires at the college.
95 posts: Community, Challenge and Hope
A year-end post ... with shoutouts to many colleagues.
Why We Need More Public Scholars
Recently, I noted that the Canadian public seems better informed on climate change than their counterparts here in the USA. I brought the contrast up only to debunk the "it's human nature to disbelieve global warming" argument, and my timing was particularly unfortunate in that Canada was announcing its withdrawal from the Kyoto treaty just as I was writing my post.
Writing and Teaching Habits of Mind
A new set of standards has his colleagues wondering if they assess themselves as they do students. Steven J. Corbett reviews the discussions.