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A new correspondent writes: What is your take on "professionalism" among adjunct faculty? Since there's so little money available for professional development for anyone, especially ...

A newly-hired correspondent writes: I would really appreciate any thoughts/suggestions/advice/anecdotes concerning politics for the newbie. I am a relatively new full-time faculty member at a ...

Although I frequently disagree with Dr. Crazy, I have to give her props on this. There's something anachronistic about the way most colleges do 'office hours' at this point, and we need to rethink ...

With record enrollments this Fall, we've added unprecedented numbers of new sections. That means we've hired dozens of new adjuncts, and given returning adjuncts as many courses as our policy ...

I &*%#(%*& hate parking. There is no obvious, elegant way to handle a sudden influx of students when parking is already tight. The two iron laws of parking: 1. There is never ...

Commiserating with an administrative colleague at another college, I discovered that we're both dealing with the same issue. I call it input without content. With budgetary issues looking like ...

The four of us made a trek to the Middle of Nowhere, to a cabin with my Mom, my brother, his wife, and The Niece. The Niece is two-and-a-half now, and she and The Girl immediately bonded. For ...

A midwestern correspondent writes: I'm starting a new full-time job next month, and I'm really excited about it. But my new college has a 60 day waiting period between my start date and when I ...

I've been chewing on Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford's explanation of how the spiritual enervation that came from working for a think tank drove him (no pun intended) to repair motorcycles ...

They say that a prophet is never appreciated in his own country. That said, this article from IHE certainly rang a bell. Back in 2006, I wrote: [T]here’s a hefty chunk of change to be made for ...