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ABE, ESL, and Financial Aid
Why doesn’t financial aid cover adult basic education? My college’s community has a significant population of adults whose first language...
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Blackboard in 2015
2015: Blackboard is no longer Blackboard. Blackboard will be Microsoft Education Services, or Amazon Education Services, or Tata Education Services...
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What do the Egyptian Student Elections Mean?: The Competing Parties and the Results
In "What do the Egyptian student elections mean," part 1, we established the revolutionary break that the student elections of...
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Yes, College is Worth It
A quick thought experiment: if you were offered your tuition back -- minus any financial aid -- in return for...
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Journal 19
Final couplet to an unwritten poem: A desperate way of living, calledGet It While You Can.
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The Joy of Being an Intellectual Kid Again
I’m rejuvenated, revived and relaxed. I feel smart again. Why? I’ve spent the week being an intellectual kid again. Denise...
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Providence Equity and 5 Steps for a Successful Blackboard Buyout
The NYTimes reported on 6/23 that Providence Equity is close to a deal to acquire Blackboard (market capitalization about $1.4...
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Passion
I’ve been waiting to write a blog with a racy message. However, my title of “passion” isn’t describing a steamy...