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Thanks for the Internet (and Let's Make Sure We Keep It)
Can you remember what life was like before the Internet? I can ... but barely. I remember sending my first...
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Why I have no long-term commitment to the "tools."
Tractors are tools. Growing up in Iowa, I was always impressed by the variety of tractors that were used for...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Muffins
Sometimes teaching is a lot like baking. It helps to have a goal, and to have the basics down, but...
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Strictly silos
I got a bit of a shock last week; it reminded me just how strongly the disciplinary culture rules at...
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Admission to higher education in Brazil: the ENEM debacle
On November 7, 2010, 3.3 million Brazilian secondary school graduates, hoping for a place in a university, took the National...
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Are colleges that expose confidential student records vulnerable to class-action lawsuits? No.
Nice try, Mr. Grande, the plaintiff's lawyer, but I don't suspect there will be any cigars. Many articles on the...
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Thanksgiving: Binge or Break?
Kerry Ann Rockquemore reviews two approaches by academics to the holiday.
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Open Letter to SUNY Albany
Gregory A. Petsko writes about why he, a scientist at another university, is alarmed by planned cuts in foreign language programs.