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17 Nov Posted by in Academics, Administration, Business, Facilities, Faculty, Observations, Public Relations, Region, Research, Students | Comments

Amazon

Amazon

Just a quick note on the heralded Amazon arrival in Northern Virginia. As a humanist I have to hope that any company that picked that name can’t be totally bad news for liberal education – think mythology or geography or both. But there is a broader and more serious response that warrants discussion, and I […]

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10 Nov Posted by in Facilities, Faculty, Students | Comments

Offices and Faculty Availability

Offices and Faculty Availability

This blog is about an interesting problem, to encourage further discussion. It is NOT the harbinger of some drastic new policy – just an invitation to discuss, think out of the box, etc. (Does anyone think inside boxes anymore?) The issue is a double one: providing offices for faculty and making sure faculty are appropriately […]

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15 Sep Posted by in Administration, Facilities, Faculty, Students | 11 comments

Teaching Spaces

Teaching Spaces

This is not one of my usual categories, but it may be time for some radical proposals, based on things we already know. To wit, a number of faculty are already usefully combining class sessions with online, in hybrid offerings that, properly arranged (and this is a registrar challenge in part) can relieve pressure on […]

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