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Costs, Higher Ed, and the Yugo
Q. Why don't Yugo's sustain much damage in a front-end collision? A. The tow truck takes the impact. Q. Why...
Math Geek Mom: Of Tournaments, Teenagers and Turtles
There is a concept in economics called a “tournament”. It notices that one way to motivate people to do something...
Scale and community
On occasion, I get a flash of brilliance that's actually a good idea. More often, they're insights which either were...
Full-Timers with Overloads
This piece in IHE, and its comments, hit home with me. It’s a variation on a dilemma I face every...
Long Distance Mom: All My Babies
I am writing this column from the annual conference that I attend every year with fellow academics — the University...
Higher Ed Economics: How to Have an Informed National Conversation?
The discussion around the economics of higher education yesterday was really amazing. I now have a list of articles and...
Unified Communications at Illinois
Several sessions were held this week by Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) at the University of Illinois at...