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Taking Personal Responsibility – An Academic Problem

Here’s a thought: own your actions. Take personal responsibility for what you say, how you behave, and what you do. I’d like to think that…

The Growing Incivility of University Senate Meetings

I’d like to suggest an argument that I know will have some detractors. While my perspective won’t be shared by colleagues even within my own…

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