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I Think It’s Called “Chutzpah”
Just a few weeks after the City College of San Francisco was put on severe notice by its regional accreditor, and just a few days after an audit report found that the college is verging on insolvency, CCSF proudly announced ... its new 14 story, $138 million building!
'My Vote Doesn't Matter'
Colleges can help students surmount political cynicism, write Paul Loeb, Alexander Astin and Parker J. Palmer.
A Call to Serve
The tragedy in Libya illustrates why American students need to be inspired to study the region and to serve their country with their knowledge, writes James I. Gadsden.
The Cost of Not Reading "The Price of Inequality"
An understanding of the causes and consequences of economic inequality may be one of the most important issues for any educated person to grapple with, yet the number of our students who read The Price of Inequality is most likely very small.
Mothering at Mid-Career: Strategic Napping
Saturday afternoon, I took a nap. Somehow that feels like a confession, something I should feel a tiny bit guilty about. And yet it was, after all, the weekend. And my sleep had been a bit interrupted the night before -- the cat was chasing things around, or my son was up playing computer games, or something -- so it was completely understandable. But it still felt a tiny bit self-indulgent. I had a to-do list that included grading, house-cleaning, laundry, grocery shopping ... most of which went undone while I slept. I wasn't sick, I was just tired.
Who Built the Internet and Free Speech
A quick slice through the NYT yesterday disclosed two articles that raise interesting issues: Who Built the Internet and Free Speech.
Fight for Your Rights
Graduate students can't afford to get taken advantage of, writes Nate Kreuter.
Preserve Real Application Essays
If colleges don't want glib, packaged answers, they should stop asking easy questions, writes Peter Laipson.