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Modest proposal #7 - Conscientious computing
One of the biggest causes of increased electrical usage -- and so, increased greenhouse gas emissions -- on campus is...
A Different Way to Fight Student Disengagement
Colleges need to change the curriculum and the way they define educational goals, writes Donald W. Harward.
Adjuncts and Accreditation
This article in IHE is one of those peel-the-onion pieces in which the more you think about it, the more...
Modest proposal #6 - Better bureaucracy
OK, enough of the fancy in springtime schtick. Proposals #2 and #3, and a couple which have yet to forthcome...
The Girl at Play
I'll admit it: I want contradictory things for The Girl. I want her to grow up to be a strong...
The Equity Gap in State Funding
Kevin Carey wonders why K-12 financing systems that favor wealthier districts end up in court, but higher education financing systems aren't subjected to similar scrutiny.
Where the Grapes of Wrath Are Stored
Or so the sign implies: And as long as you're in the martial spirit, here's one of my short stories...
Modest proposal #5 - Exclude exhaust
'Tis Spring, and an old(er) man's fancy turns to thoughts of ... possible policy changes for the coming academic year...