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6 juillet 2019

Emotions, Academic Work, and 'No Hard Feelings’

By Joshua Kim. A Ph.D. is a prerequisite for most academic leadership roles (president, provost, dean). Some large proportion of people with “director” in their titles (such as myself) are also terminally degreed. More...

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6 juillet 2019

Environmental Context: Not Just for Americans

Finding ways to help colleges better measure “distance travelled” with an eye to evening up admissions systems which are almost unavoidably tilted towards the children of the elite, seems like an awfully good idea. More...

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6 juillet 2019

Just Do It For 5 Minutes

Do you use a new season as a time to reset? What do you doI am a big fan of all things library-related, and I have the good fortune of having the Boston Public Library as my go-to. More...

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6 juillet 2019

That Spring Clean Feeling

Do you use a new season as a time to reset? What do you do. More...

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6 juillet 2019

Writing and Research and Projects, Oh My

Summer is often a time when academics in the U.S. set big goals and make great strides on their writing and/or research and when staff and administrators work on major projects. More...

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6 juillet 2019

When Does Summer Begin?

Has your summer already begun? Although summer in the northern hemisphere doesn't officially begin until June 22, for many of us, summer semester started in May. What are your summer plans? For research/writing, time with family, home renovations, work, travel? What does a typical summer look like for you or is there no such thing as a typical summer? Share your plans below. More...

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5 juillet 2019

Closing the Case or Covering it Up?

By Marjorie Valbrun. Critics call on University of Oklahoma leaders to go beyond cutting ties with the former president facing allegations of sexual misconduct -- and to be public about what investigations have found. More...

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5 juillet 2019

New Bill May Allow Athlete Compensation

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. The NCAA suggests that college athletes in California may not be able to participate in championship games if state passes legislation to allow them to profit off their name, image and likeness. More...

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5 juillet 2019

How Dorm Rooms Can Affect Grades

By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf. A new study found that slick, apartment-style housing might be aesthetically pleasing but could lower students' grade point averages. More...

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5 juillet 2019

Sociologists' Recommendations on Contingent Faculty

By Colleen Flaherty. The American Sociological Association in a new report urges institutions to commit to “maximum feasible equity for contingent faculty.” Specific recommendations to that end include that “pay should be proportional to work done” and job offers be provided well in advance of starting dates. More...

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