New research shows that clock-based work schedules hinder morale and creativity.

Another risk: the new campus schedules might eventually produce less revenue for the institution and longer working hours for faculty members.

Campuses willing to adopt convenient schedules along with more focused, less-expensive degrees may find that they have a competitive advantage in attracting bright, motivated students

Convenient academic schedules with more-focused, less-expensive degrees will be more attractive to bright, motivated students.

Harvard Business School professor Leslie Perlow explains that when people feel the pressure to be always "on,"they find ways to accommodate that pressure, including altering their schedules, work habits and interactions with family and friends.

I juggled cross-country and track schedules, newspaper staff, and my church's youth group and drama team.

Marketing schedules, not product innovation, are driving the corporate train.

Nonetheless, 20% of well-off parents say their children's schedules are too hectic, compared with 8% of poorer parents.

Social scientists say the differences arise in part because low-income parents have less money to spend on music class or preschool, and less flexible schedules to take children to museums or attend school events.

There are usually two parents, who spend a lot of time reading to children and worrying about their anxiety levels and hectic schedules.