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Stalked by a Chair
C.K. Gunsalus offers advice to a professor facing a hostile supervisor.
Dust Bunnies of the Mind
--Blackboard is buying Angel. As soon as we got the news, we made an appointment to meet with some counterparts...
Math Geek Mom: The Peaceful Pottery Professor
If, God forbid, your sister was violently murdered, to what ends would you go to make sure no one else...
The green rubber snake
A week ago, Paul Krugman published an op-ed piece which pretty much sums up the relationship between sustainability and the...
Long Distance Mom: Interns and Parenting
For the last three months a German film student has been living in the basement of my Chicago home. David...
Business and the Relevance of Liberal Arts
Strangely, business gurus like Peter Drucker have often made a more compelling argument for liberal education than the academy has, writes Melanie Ho.
Breakfast with The Boy
TB: Yesterday I was scared when I was in my room. I thought I saw an alien go by outside...
Hot Buttered Noodles! My Second Book!
When my novel (due out July 1) was accepted for publication, I announced it here under the title, “ Hot...