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"Why did I say yes to the Dean when he asked whether I would take on this position? He made the request/offer to me a week after calling me to let me know I had tenure -- he claimed that this gave me a fair shot at saying no."
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Squabbling over how much more a college graduate earns than a high-school graduate. This completely ignores quality-of-life issues.
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"The most important information on doctoral programs is available to academics and reporters alike, if only we would look: dissertations."
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