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Happy hypocrisy
Promoting sustainability at Greenback U. brings me into constant contact with both students and faculty. Each group has what I...
Reserves
The story in the Chronicle yesterday about California paying its community colleges in IOU's got me thinking about reserves, and...
Meshing Speechwriting and Budget Making
President Obama's speech last week made good on his campaign promise to elevate higher eduation's domestic priority, writes Art Hauptman. But are his budget proposals adequate to meet the lofty goals he has now established?
Mothering at Mid-Career: Snow Days, Sabbaticals, and Unstructured Time
I read a piece in the Chronicle recently about learning to use unstructured time productively. Or, that’s what I thought...
Ask the Administrator: What's Your Motivation?
A new correspondent writes: I've been doing some reading in economics lately and started wondering about higher education. What are...
The upside of escapism
Over the weekend, I had the opportunity to watch an old (old, old) movie -- Trouble in Paradise. It was...
Administrative Searches in the Recession
Jean Dowdall explores how the downturn is likely to affect colleges looking to hire senior administrators, and their potential candidates.
Who Really Pays for Assessment?
A professor describes what accountability looks like on campus, and suggests that administrators or lawmakers be required -- when adopting requirements -- to estimate the hours needed.