Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Ask the Administrator: ERP!

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A new correspondent writes: I am currently on the administrative market.  I've had one interview, and this topic did not come up, but li...
Monday, March 30, 2009

Ask the Administrator: Internships

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A new correspondent writes: Recently I've noticed an increase of reports in the popular press proclaiming an "internship arms race...
Friday, March 27, 2009

Insanely Proud of Both

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Last night, after dinner, as The Wife, The Boy, The Girl, and I chat in the family room: TW: You know, TB told me that the girls fight over ...
Thursday, March 26, 2009

Stopouts

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In discussion with some colleagues from other colleges, I realized recently that different colleges handle 'stopouts' very different...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Following Someone Nice

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I'm increasingly convinced that one of the most common flaws of so many administrators is a misguided urge to be nice. This often manife...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

The One With Nudity

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I use the gym on campus, since it's cheap and convenient to work. It's nicer than some private health clubs I've seen locally, ...
Monday, March 23, 2009

Dodging Bullets and Crying Wolf

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I'll admit that this can be filed under 'good' problems. That said, it's still a problem. Between extraordinarily good work...
Friday, March 20, 2009

After Transfer

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A few months ago I mentioned a conversation with a contact at a respected private university who mentioned that her U only takes small numbe...
Thursday, March 19, 2009

The Myth of the Online Cash Cow

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According to a new survey from the League for Innovation in the Community College, enrollments are, in fact, increasing at community college...
Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Grandfathering

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The goings-on in Kentucky caught my eye, which shouldn't surprise longtime readers. In a nutshell, the Board of Regents of the Kentuck...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009

On Being On Campus During Spring Break

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Erin Go Bleah .
Monday, March 16, 2009

Ask the Administrator: Say My Name, Say My Name...

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An occasional commenter writes: I have a question about classroom skills rather than the job market or administration. How do other teachers...
Friday, March 13, 2009

If It's True, It's Fascinating

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According to this story in IHE , a retired Duke University professor named Stuart Rojstaczer has issued a study of grade inflation. His fin...
Thursday, March 12, 2009

Transparent as Running Water

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Tim Burke has a characteristically thoughtful post up about transparency and cost-cutting, and the various dilemmas that cost-cutting poses ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009

You Forget...

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what the world looks like when you're seven. An actual exchange last night: The Boy: You know, I try to hold in my farts around girls. ...
Tuesday, March 10, 2009

The Litany

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For some reason, there's a persistent subset of people – both faculty and staff – who can't raise one issue without referencing ten ...
Monday, March 09, 2009

Grow Your Own

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This article from the Chronicle , about spousal hiring, and this one from IHE , about administrative searches in a recession, are worth read...
Friday, March 06, 2009

Pre-Emptive Layoffs

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An alert reader sent me the link to this article from the Springfield (Mass.) Republican . Apparently, the University of Massachusetts is ...
Thursday, March 05, 2009

Wondering Aloud

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Wondering Aloud - How is it possible that the comforter is warm, the blanket is warm, and the sheets are freezing? The sheets are under the...
Wednesday, March 04, 2009

Reserves

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The story in the Chronicle yesterday about California paying its community colleges in IOU's got me thinking about reserves, and the con...