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MOTHERHOOD AFTER TENURE: Parenting a department
Yesterday I met with the new chair of my department to tie up loose ends, hand over some paperwork, and...
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The Safety School Shuffle
With classes starting any minute now – I can see the dorsal fin in the water – the folks in...
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On 'Real Education' - I
With the enactment of a new GI Bill, the time has come to once again recall former University of Chicago...
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On 'Real Education' - II
Bell Curve author Charles Murray takes direct aim at higher education in his new book Real Education by asserting that...
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Inside information #3 - A detour about dark
When I think about information, I usually think about it at rest. Kind of like, when I think about water...
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A New Dispatch About Going Wild, Productively
I have a new dispatch up at McSweeney's today, in which I prove myself to be the monster that so...
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Cogito Interruptus
Texting and instant messaging are the wave of the future? Scott McLemee is just too ecstatic.
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An Open Letter to Money Magazine
Dear Editors of Money, This one has been making the rounds on campus. The September issue of Money magazine features...