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A convenient falsehood (?)
This morning's newspaper features an Associated Press article about a Brookings Institution ranking of the 100 largest US cities, based...
Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Reason #456 we need to hire the next generation of administrators, from an actual conversation I had this week with...
Math Mom: Fitting In
Let me clear up any misconception. I am a tenured faculty member at a celebrated liberal arts institution who will...
Of Mentors and Intellectuals
A recent loss reminds Rob Weir of the importance of looking for ideas in unorthodox places.
ABCs and PhDs: Simplicity
I have a friend who’s coming up for tenure at a major research university this summer. He calls it his...
From Plymouth Rock to Plato's Retreat
Last week, Intellectual Affairs gave the recent cable TV miniseries “Sex: The Revolution” a nod of recognition, however qualified, for...
Well, That Was Quick...
It's easy to underestimate the impact of sex scandals. According to this article from the Albany (NY) Times-Union, Governor Paterson...
Suicide
Hank Payne, Denice Denton, Jorge Liderman, Jerry Wolff -- these are some of the more high-profile professors who've killed themselves...