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A Reading List: Greatest Hits of the Great Recession

By Professor Pennywise

How should we understand the continuing economic crisis of our times?

Getting Used to Being Disliked

You become an academic leader because you are liked but, once in the job, you had better get used to some degree of antipathy.
An Administrator's March Madness

Many College Boards Are at Sea in Assessing Student Learning, Survey Finds

By Kathryn Masterson

Boards do not spend enough time discussing student-learning outcomes, nor do they understand the subject well enough, says a report on the survey results.
Health-Care Premiums Rise 7% for Colleges

By Paige Chapman

The College and University Professional Association for Human Resources says this year's increase compares with a 5.7 percent increase for family plans last year.
Nonprofit Group Steps Up Campaign to Get More Hispanic Students to Complete College

By Jennifer Gonzalez

Fifty organizations have joined Excelencia in Education's effort and plan to help it put together a policy road map to achieve the increase.

All It Takes Is One Good Student

By W.T. Pfefferle

Here's to hoping the summer has recharged our batteries and we will encounter a sea of open minds.
10 Tips on How to Write Less Badly

By Michael C. Munger

Fortunately, the standards of writing in most disciplines are so low that you don't need to write well.
An Underclass Is Educating Your Children

By Rob Faunce

Many urban graduate students forgo food, health insurance, sanity, and vacations so they can dedicate themselves to learning to teach.

Why Universities Reorganize

The trend toward restructuring academic and administrative departments continues to stir unrest in academe.
How to Run a Meeting
Commencement Matters