President Franklin D. Roosevelt was known to turn to his secretary, Grace Tully, and begin dictation by saying, “Grace, take a law”. Roosevelt’s quip was a play on line from a George M. Cohan musical, I’d Rather Be Right, which &#……Continue Reading “Take a Law, Grace”: How Presidents Really Make Policy
Year: 2011
A Note on College Finances and the Pool for Staff Salary Increases: Guest Post by Patrick Norton, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
Given the questions raised about the College’s financial situation in my recent posts on the staff salary increase program, Patrick Norton provided the following commentary on what the pool for staff raises might look like. ***** While the financial markets … Continue reading →…Continue Reading A Note on College Finances and the Pool for Staff Salary Increases: Guest Post by Patrick Norton, Vice President for Finance and Treasurer
Website Improvements #9: Google Custom Search
The search interface for all five of our websites Middlebury, MIIS, the Museum of Art, Davis UWC Scholars, and Davis Projects for Peace, has been upgraded to use the Google Custom Search Engine. The GCSE creates a custom search index … Continue reading →…Continue Reading Website Improvements #9: Google Custom Search
LIS Content Managers Squash Errors Using Site Check
Now that the LIS website content managers have been established, the LIS web team has provided them with a tool to help identify and deal with errors in the content of web pages. The site check tool from Site Improve … Continue reading →…Continue Reading LIS Content Managers Squash Errors Using Site Check
Middlebury College David S. Stone ‘74 Tree House Fund
Do you have a great idea that would benefit Middlebury students, the environment, and/or the community? Apply to the Middlebury College David S. Stone ‘74 Tree House Fund! What is it? · Up to $2000 total is available this year to fund one or several……Continue Reading Middlebury College David S. Stone ‘74 Tree House Fund
ArticleSelect “token” access for Wiley journals
We have changed how we access most of the journals published by Wiley. Instead of subscribing to a limited number, we now subscribe to the ones we access most frequently, and provide access to other Wiley titles through what Wiley … Continue reading →…Continue Reading ArticleSelect “token” access for Wiley journals
Egypt, Iraq and the Limits of Presidential Power
One of the enduring debates among presidency scholars is whether and to what degree presidents are more powerful in foreign than in domestic affairs. The answer, as you might expect, depends in large part on how one defines “power” and … Cont……Continue Reading Egypt, Iraq and the Limits of Presidential Power