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Archive for October 31st, 2009

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Academic Rants (cont.)

By Thoreau
We are part of a state university system that has many campuses.  Different campuses have different focuses and characteristics, and even on a given campus, different departments have different focuses with regard to the undergrad/grad and teaching/research balance.  There are certain policies and documents that are binding on all campuses and departments, but those [...]

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

It’s an Honor Not to Be Nominated

I think Mrs. O is going to be sad that I wasn’t one of the ten finalists. But Ezra Klein’s commenters will declare victory!
Via the Juice!

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Would you like a smile with that?

By Thoreau
I only read Jennifer’s blogging for the articles, and this one is a particularly good example of Jennifer’s take-no-prisoners style:  Why stripping to pay for college was her choice and a damn good one in her opinion.