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Mothering at Mid-Career: Latch-Key Kid
Over the 15 years that we’ve had children in school, my husband and I have managed not to have latch-key...
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Hugo Chavez Transforms Venezuelan Higher Education
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, in office since 1999, has been steadily transforming the country’s higher education system. Supporters find the...
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The OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an important part of the ‘learning machinery’ that both sheds light...
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Half-Truths on a J-School
The move by the U. of Colorado to replace study of journalism with study of information should concern all who care about an informed, democratic society, writes Michael Bugeja.
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Dear Professor, I Want To Be Your Friend
Boston, USA. In the six years of teaching at my university, I’ve gotten to know my students on a variety...
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Rat Girl
As regular readers know, I’ve been a fan of Kristin Hersh’s for years. She has a new book out, Rat...
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Kindles and Coursepacks
The $139 Kindle is a game changer. 2011 will be the year that the traditional paper coursepack (finally) disappears, to...