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Don't Be Afraid of Committees
People often ask me why I serve on so many committees. I usually tell them a story about my grandfather...
Where Do They All Come From?
I succumbed this week and created my own MySpace page , largely on the advice of a New York Times...
The Constant Crisis of the Liberal Arts
The liberal arts have been in crisis in American colleges and universities in one way or another throughout my academic...
Landing on Track
Shari Wilson considers what she's learned while teaching at a university and why she's happy to be moving to a community college.
Beyond Research Rankings
Luis M. Proenza writes that it's time to rethink the way we compare universities -- and to move beyond grant totals.
Upwardly Mobile Academic: Marvin Krislov
Oberlin's next president has been general counsel at the University of Michigan.
We Got Some Wild, Wild Life
This morning I had to climb up on the roof to release a squirrel caught in our trap. I have...
Speak, Memory
Did a postmodern theorist conceal his Stalinist past? Scott McLemee looks down the memory hole.