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ABCs and PhDs: It's the Journey not the Destination
Each year some 57,000 newly awarded PhD’s enter the job market – way too many for all to find positions...
Sex: The Revolution
Are cable TV writers cribbing from Foucault? Not exactly. But Scott McLemee is keeping an eye on them anyway.
Another Kind of Resource
This semester, I think my cc has set a new internal record for public presentations. We've been staging talks on...
A cool (actually, warm) map
This interactive map showing current (not projected) global warming impact requires that you have Google Earth installed, but you probably...
Fun with Predictions
Every so often, my usual discipline slips, and I actually venture a prediction in print. (If it's a blog, is...
Research Funds for Technophiles
Mark Bauerlein wonders if the new programs to study the impact of digital culture on students and learning are really open-minded.
Mothering at Mid-Career: What happened to May?
It happens every year around this time: I lose an entire month. I start looking forward to May in about...
... or add a day
Today's issue leads with a story about how some community colleges are going to four-day schedules (MW/TTh classes only) to...