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Reading improves the atmosphere
If you believe that the truly educated never graduate, then I'm still a student. Certainly, I read a lot. And...
Education or Advocacy? Engaging a Hotter World
Professors have an obligation to respond to the crisis of global climate change with a new form of engaging their students, writes Eban Goodstein.
Old Words for a New Leader
My occasional book the past few weeks has been Basic Writings of Mo Tzu, Hsün Tzu, and Han Fei Tzu...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Collaborating in the Classroom
I’m teaching a new course this semester, and it’s one that requires me to stretch quite a bit beyond my...
President Obama
When Barack Obama was born, his parents' marriage would have been illegal in Virginia. This Fall, he carried Virginia. I've...
Avenues for Change Adjuncts Can Believe In
It's time to shift the way contingent faculty members -- and their tenure-track colleagues -- think about their work and how to improve their treatment, writes Steve Street.
May I Come to Your Debauch, Please?
For those of you who will attend the Association of Writers and Writing Programs Conference in Chicago next month, I...
POEM FOR THE NEW YEAR
The poet W.D. Snodgrass has died. Here's a poem of his written in the spring but just as right for...