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A three-day party!
My family spent New Year’s Eve and the following weekend at one of our favorite places in the world, Friday...
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Facing the Fallout
Budget cuts undercut the sense of community at many colleges. What's a department chair to do? C.K. Gunsalus considers the options.
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The First of the Year
An unusual cultural journal has reinvented itself, both online and in print. Scott McLemee looks into its latest anthology.
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Ask the Administrator: How the Hell Do I Break In (and Out)?
A frustrated correspondent writes: I just stumbled across your blog and thought it would be worth a shot hearing someone...
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In Praise of Grade Inflation
How many times have all of us complained about grade inflation? I'm guilty. You're guilty. We all do it. But...
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Pattern perception
Over the holidays (and yes, I enjoyed them, thanks for asking!) we had visitors at the Rendell farm. Friends and...
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Control the Aid Arms Race
The economic crisis is the perfect time for colleges to get honest about merit aid, and to minimize it, writes John Roush.
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Saving Alma Mater
As part of my bury-myself-in-books break, I finally got the chance to read Saving Alma Mater, by James Garland. Garland...