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Math Geek Mom: Finding a Voice

When I was in high school in the late 1970s, I was very good at doing well in my classes...
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Process and Word Problems

Academic administrators aren't the only administrators on a campus. We routinely interact with the folks who run the business side...
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The Why and How of Human Terrain Teams

Adam L. Silverman, a social science advisor to the U.S. Army program, which embeds academics with brigade combat teams, explains what he does, and why.
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An Open Letter to President Obama

Drew A. Bennett offers the perspective of a two-year college leader on some ideas for change that wouldn't require a new stimulus bill.
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Error and Failure

Yesterday's IHE has a worthwhile story about 'reverse transfers' – students starting at four-year colleges and then transferring to cc's...
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Long Distance Mom: Lincoln and Darwin Turn 200

Abraham Lincoln and Charles Darwin were both born on Feb. 12th, 1809. Why is celebrating their birthdays important? Why should...
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Eat less carbon

I was speaking recently with a representative of Greenback U's dining services. My intent (predictably) was to move them towards...
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ABCs and PhDs: Personal experiments

In my last semester as a graduate student, I TA’ed a human behavioral biology course. As it turned out, I...