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The Cost of Freedom (of Information): In Defense of William Cronon
I am a huge fan of open government and of the Freedom of Information Act. The right of the people...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: March Madness
I’ve been keeping tabs open in my browser, hoping I can get to them before the newsworthiness fades, but it’s...
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Just Visiting
Just because a position is better than most adjunct jobs doesn't mean it will get you closer to the tenure track, writes Eliza Woolf.
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Mend, Don't End, State Systems
In this very chaotic and difficult budget year, where funding cuts in the neighborhood of 20 percent are becoming commonplace...
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Conference 101
I love conferences; they allow me to be a registrar geek, among over 2,000 people, vendors, university representatives, and governmental...
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Snooping Email
From the “just when you think it couldn’t get more ridiculous” files... The leadership of the Republican party in Wisconsin...
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Positive Disagreement
At least one a year, an entry level administrator will ask me if it is OK to disagree with his/her...
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'Unfamiliar Fishes' and Professor Vowell?
Would Unfamiliar Fishes be assigned to read in a history course? Would Sarah Vowell by hired as a history professor...