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Mark of Zotero

If you do research online, there's a new digital tool that will make your life much easier. Scott McLemee plugs in.

The Suicides

The saddest of university events in September are the suicides of sensitive, displaced, and troubled freshmen. To a new school...

Generations

Garrison Keillor recently wrote something to the effect that it's shocking to wake up one morning and realize that the...

Death of a Student, Chapter 2

For Wick Sloane, the fall semester of his community college writing course opens with a surprise.

Overheard

EXT. BENCH NEAR STUDENT CENTER - DAY A PROF eats his lunch from a Styrofoam bowl. Enter his acquaintance, who...

The Sounds of Silence

Evil HR Lady gave me a heads-up regarding a question she received about adjoining faculty offices, when the respective faculty...

Chemerinsky and Irvine: What Happened?

The explanations still don't answer the key questions, and that should concern those who care about academic freedom, writes Jon Wiener.

Projects, Promises, and Bank Shots

There's a great pair of posts up over at Bardiac's dealing with frustration over repeated overpromising (and selective guru loyalty)...