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Ask the Administrator: Firing Student Assistants

A regular reader writes: I'd love to hear people's advice on how to fire student assistants gracefully. Better still, I'd...
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The joys of decentralization

I've commented before on the challenges Greenback is facing, accounting for the considerable greenhouse gas emissions resulting from things like...
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Naming Names: Ten Rules

Periodically, universities and their friends engage in a flurry of conversations about naming things on campus, usually triggered by a...
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Facing Up to Debt

Colleges and government officials need to stop ignoring the consequences of the growth in student borrowing, writes Kevin Carey.
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Ask the Administrator: Rounding Up References

An occasional correspondent writes: I've been teaching as an adjunct for five semesters at my local community college. I carry...
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PROFESSOR MEETS GUN: Part Eight -- We're All That Way

"Guns," conclude two Yale law professors in a recent Emory Law Journal, "are at the center of an expressive struggle...
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Unfortunate Name, Bad Location, Good Eatin'

Yes, our Department of Animal Sciences works on live animals “to optimize accretion of lean tissue with acceptable quality [by]...
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Meanwhile, back at the ranch ...

Now that the summer capital projects are all underway and most Greenback students are off campus, I have time to...