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'Doctor of Humane Lettuce'
Many years ago, I was at a New York Philharmonic concert with my husband. Isaac Stern was performing, and given...
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Citibank to CC's: Drop Dead
Several alert readers sent me links to this article from the New York Times. Apparently, Citibank, JP Morgan Chase, and...
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Mothering at Mid-Career: Mind the Gap
In my bio for this blog, I mention "two children, one of whom should be heading off to college in...
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Epiphany
My position at Greenback U. was created as a direct result of our president's signature on the Presidents Climate Commitment...
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The Value of a Textbook
Robert Brooker sympathizes with his students' complaints about the books' costs, but argues that their value is worth it.
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The Career Coach Is In: Leave Corporate Life for Academia?
A professional mom named “Abigail” wrote me in the throes of deciding whether to leave her corporate career for an...
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Quack
We had to get out of Dodge this weekend for a whole series of reasons, so my Mom invited us...
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A box of rocks
OK, so it's not particularly related to higher ed, but I have to remark on the White House's belated release...