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Monday, September 28, 2009 | Category: Sharp Thinking

The 2009 Crop of Viewbooks

Many of you already know that my ulterior motive in attending the annual Ontario Universities’ Fair in Toronto is to pick up a load of viewbooks from dozens of colleges and universities at once. (But hey, look at it this way: I’m saving you the postage, envelopes, and the hassle of an imaginary... Read more

Many of you already know that my ulterior motive in attending the annual Ontario Universities’ Fair in Toronto is to pick up a load of... Read more

Sunday, September 7, 2008 | Category: Sharp Thinking

It’s O-Week Party Time, so Keep Your Head Down!

It’s the lull before the storm. Back-to-school. The airwaves are jammed with ads for school supplies, just as the gates to campus are jammed with minivans and SUVs, many pulling trailers laden with all the “essentials” any student in residence might need. Most schools would no more consider... Read more

It’s the lull before the storm. Back-to-school. The airwaves are jammed with ads for school supplies, just as the gates to campus are jammed... Read more

Friday, August 1, 2008 | Category: Sharp Thinking

Recovering from Conference Season

Like most of academia, it seems, I’m addicted to conferences. And it would appear that everyone wants to attend those conferences in the two-month window between May, when most students leave our campuses for greener pastures of summer employment, and June, when our own kids get out of school for... Read more

Like most of academia, it seems, I’m addicted to conferences. And it would appear that everyone wants to attend those conferences in the... Read more