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Spring Break
The way I read this chart by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans are spending on average only 20...
The Truth? I Can't Handle the Truth!
Harvard University Press has just issued a book promulgating a JFK assassination conspiracy theory. Let's put that sentence on the...
Ask My Readers: When the Bench is Thin
A longtime reader and correspondent writes: In my academic program, our dean will be retiring in 4-5 years. We have...
Campus conservation conundrum
As I write this, I’ve just finished reading an online article from Scientific American, about how the oldest, toughest, thickest...
An Open Letter About Antioch's Future
In June 2007 my partner Paula Treichler and I attended a series of events at Antioch College, in Yellow Springs...
A Real Charge for Faculty Service
Laurence Musgrove reflects on applying the concepts of project management to the way professors plan programs.
The Star Wars Party
TB attended a birthday party on Saturday with a Star Wars theme. If you don't have kids around this age...
Why Contingent Faculty Must Lead
The two candidates vying for the presidency of the AAUP lack tenure. Marc Bousquet considers what that means.