First Person
What Really Matters to Working Students
Frustrated by attendance problems in his developmental English course, a professor asks students to help him understand.
Peer Review
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New Dean's Mission: Expand the Reconfigured Jack Welch Institute
Daniel Szpiro, an assistant dean at Cornell University, is expected to rapidly increase enrollment at the business school, which was recently acquired by Strayer.
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- Criminologist Takes Job at Penn State to Ensure Openness About Crime
In the Forums
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Ph.D.'s on Welfare
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Ready for Summer
Academics talk about their summer plans.
When the Crazy Kicks In
An annoying colleague has become insufferable since winning tenure. Must we endure "the crazy" for decades to come?, a professor wonders.
Job-Market Check-In Thread
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From Graduate School to Welfare
Many people with master's degrees and Ph.D.'s are surviving on government assistance, and their numbers are rising fast.
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Dollars and Cents
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Analysis
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A Letter to a New Chair
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10 Commandments of Twitter for Academics
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