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Base Rates
According to a piece in IHE, Democrats in Congress are considering establishing penalties for colleges that increase tuition by too...
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Credentials, Accomplishments and Redemption
Stephen Joel Trachtenberg says there could have been another approach -- more fitting to an educational institution -- to the Marilee Jones case.
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Ask My Readers: Advice for the New Kid
A longtime reader writes: ------ I have a question for you and your wise and worldly readers. My husband and...
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Requiem for a Heavyweight
The late Richard Rorty was a pragmatist philosopher and a generous soul. Scott McLemee looks back....
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Best. Readers. Ever.
A while back I posted a question from someone going for a department chair position. Check out the message she...
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Counting Backwards
There's a thought-provoking post over at Lesboprof's about career goals, timing, and the importance (and shock!) of counting backwards. It's...
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The Perpetuation of Privilege
When enormously wealthy individuals give millions to enormously wealthy universities, it's time to stop calling it philanthropy, writes Walter M. Kimbrough.
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What Jim Knows
We finished reading for the AP exam in Louisville on Saturday, and I’m home now. But before I left, I...