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The Academic Love Affair
Eliza Woolf wonders how the lure of the professorial career seduces so many unemployed or underemployed Ph.D.s.
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The Solution They Won't Try
If public universities are really committed to promoting access, affordability, and quality, they should consider increasing their funding by accepting...
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Where the Streets are Paved with Crushed Candy
My sons and I didn’t drive three hours south over Memorial Day weekend to score candy; we went to see...
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A Google / Microsoft Educational Content Platform?
The marvelous Barbara Fister writes in our discussion yesterday about my argument that Google should provide a syllabus platform: "…..I...
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Math Geek Mom: Class Reunion
I have written in this column before about the concept of "opportunity cost." This topic from economics says that every...
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Long Distance Mom: Oil and Water
The media and the sciences… They mix like oil and water. Commercial media seeks narrative personas, two-sided conflicts and attention-grabbing...
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Higher Education's Big Lie
The notion that education, particularly a college degree, is the key to career success is a particularly American idea. It...
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Syllabi Should Be Open
Every syllabus should be published, indexed, and freely available online. Where possible, the online syllabus should have these 5 traits...