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You Baby

Amy Lobben March 15, 2021 You Baby2021-03-15T16:45:59-04:00 President's Column
“You Baby.” It’s Saturday morning. Jeffrey, who is chronologically well out of his early teenage years, but very much still there in spirit, is awake and calling to me with his favorite insult. He’s mostly non-verbal, but this particular phrase is one that he articulates well enough for anyone to understand. It’s catchy. A friend…
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Want a Thriving Department? Focus on Undergraduate Success

Amy Lobben February 10, 2021 Want a Thriving Department? Focus on Undergraduate Success2021-03-16T18:03:59-04:00 Featured News
I cannot think of a person in higher education who has not felt the pressure of maintaining and growing undergraduate enrollments. Undergraduates, who make up the large majority of the student body, are the people we devote most of our instructional efforts toward, and—as administrators constantly point out—are university’s primary source of revenue through tuition…
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Advocate for Geography in Austerity – Part 2

Amy Lobben January 14, 2021 Advocate for Geography in Austerity – Part 22021-02-02T16:58:27-05:00 Featured News
This is Part 2 of a two-part column on what geography departments can do (and should not do) to advocate for their work in budget talks, which are all the more crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. These points are largely derived from answers I received from geographers in upper administrative positions at universities. As I…
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Advocate for Geography in Austerity

Amy Lobben December 7, 2020 Advocate for Geography in Austerity2021-01-12T17:09:44-05:00 Featured News
This is Part 1 of a two-part column on what geography departments can do (and should not do) to advocate for their work in budget talks, which are all the more crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic. These points are largely derived from answers I received from geographers in upper administrative positions at universities. At the…
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The past, present, and future of tenure in academia

AAG Staff October 11, 2013 The past, present, and future of tenure in academia2017-10-20T14:56:39-04:00 Addenda
A HigherEdJobs interview with Dr. Gregory Scholtz of the American Association of University Professors explores why the tenure system was created, what purpose it holds, and its prospects for the future. Read the full article: 
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