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The NYT gets one right
Today's editorial in the New York Times, nominally about the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, is well worth reading. In terms...
What's New at University of Venus - Week Ending 8 October 2011
UVenus Around the Web: UVenus at The Guardian (UK): Heather Alderfer with Academic records: a registrar's guide to archiving, organising...
Steve Jobs: The Stuff of Memories
We all knew he was ill, but his passing still comes as a shock to many people. We have come...
What Defines a Dilettante?
It's that time of year. I've read through more resumes and essays than I care to remember. I have the...
The EDU Second Life False Negative
Second Life has been somewhat of a higher ed bust. Yeah, I know that some of you have been using...
#EDU11: You Give PR a Bad Name
To all the PR firms who are doing a great job of building relationships and sending out relevant pitches, I...
Math Geek Mom: Academic Ancestor
Last week, I saw a news clip about a Nobel Prize winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, speaking on behalf of the...
Hand and head
As I said earlier, I recently finished reading James H. Kunstler's World Made By Hand. Without taking its depiction of...