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Liberal Arts or General Education?
I read with interest the exchange Historiann had with Anthony Grafton, the new President of the American Historical Association. It...
iPad 2 EDU Wish List
Are you dreaming of the perfect iPad? Or at least a better iPad, the iPad 2. The current iPad is...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Starting Fresh
One of the great joys of academic life, it seems to me, is the opportunity for fresh starts. New semesters...
Extreme Jobs: Governors' Edition
This month, we’re meeting the largest class of new governors in history. Twenty-nine will be inaugurated this month. As extreme...
Doing Quality Assurance in Afghan Higher Education
Some things here are strikingly similar here to elsewhere, like territorial behaviour by Ministries. Others are quite different - the...
Advising and the Job Letter
Graduate departments need to remember their role in shaping a key part of their students' applications for academic jobs, writes Richard C. Sha.
Because No System Defines Me
Will Hochman responds to an anonymous poem about leaving an academic career with a poem about staying.
An Open Letter to Ed.D. Candidates
Dear Ed.D.’s, I know y’all have it a little rough. Many academics don’t take your credentials terribly seriously. Until recently...