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Ask the Administrator: What Makes a Good Dean of Students?
An occasional correspondent writes: I've applied for a dean of students position for which I know I'm unusually well-qualified and...
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Evaluating My 2009 Predictions
One year ago I made a series of 8 predictions for learning technology in 2009. Below are the predictions, with...
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Advantages and Drawbacks to Attending a (Mostly) Women's College - Part 1
Recent discussions on this blog about gender balance in colleges and universities have sparked a number of memories of my...
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Do you need a job to be sustainable?
I have a deep-seated ambivalence when it comes to the Huffington Post. On the other hand, I have a long-time...
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Desperate times call for . . . ummmm . . .
The report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers that I referenced yesterday calls for a three-part approach to climate change...
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A Day at Dalkey Archive Press: On Donors
Dalkey Archive Press is the largest publisher of translated literature in the United States, but Associate Director Martin Riker makes...
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Calling the 'Inertia Busters'
Education Secretary Arne Duncan delivered a tough message to state colleges last month: Despite the cascading effects of the recession...
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Chestnuts, Roasting in an Open Blog...
A new correspondent writes: I'm in the market for for an administrative position in higher ed, and as I've been...