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Why Assistant Professors Should Earn More Than the Tenured
Doing so might bruise the egos of senior professors. But a college could increase the quality of its faculty by giving relatively higher salaries to junior professors, James D. Miller writes.
The Dropoff
Although community colleges have a more age-diverse student population than most of the rest of higher ed, the average age...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Training Day
Only two weeks ago I confidently announced that " it's not a race," that I'd be able to keep my...
ROTC BBQ
Saw a flyer yesterday on a bulletin board in the English Building: CHECK US OUT THIS THURSDAY!!!FREE FOOD!BAGS!M16 SIMULATOR!AND MORE...
Drama Mama: Hurrah for the IT department!
Hurrah for the IT department! I never thought I would say that about any IT department anywhere. Don’t get me...
'Molto, Signora': Or, How I Read Winckelmann Under the Tuscan Sun
I hadn’t seen the movie and I hadn’t read the book, but I’d seen the preview and the poster: “The...
Actual First Sentence on a Note Left by Our Plumber
"1st, do not be alarmed by the burning smell in your kitchen." Oh, goody.
What's in a name?
For some time now, I've been uncomfortable with the term "global warming". Not that it's in any way inaccurate, just...