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Money, money, money

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

Assistant Professor of English James Mulholland will be writing a series of columns this year for The Chronicle of Higher Education about the challenges of balancing research and teaching at a liberal-arts college. His first essay recounts some of his planning for a research sabbatical that will come up during the 2009-2010 school year.
Now I [...]

Confidence trick

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Professor of Economics John Miller says that the federal government’s $700 billion financial recovery plan will not address the U.S. housing crisis, according to an article published by Dollars and Sense, which describes itself as the magazine of economic justice.
The bailout will do little to make bad mortgage debt more viable or to provide relief [...]

Guilt season

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

Pscyhology offers insights into holiday guilt-giving

Dining and a movie

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

A Sundance film made for the cost of lunch

Oscar’s oversight

Sunday, February 15th, 2009

Professor’s film should have been a contender

Sign of spring

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Vernal pool study anticipates the start of a new season

Flower power

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

A test to find out if culture translates into horticulture

Unnatural balance

Monday, July 6th, 2009

Exposing “ecology’s enduring myth”

Prescription for reform

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Considering the profit motive in health care

Mapping Ganymede

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Digging into the geology of a Jovian moon