“[The Ex. Editor] also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant of dissenting views.” This is from today’s WSJ article, New York Times Bosses Seek to Quash Rebellion in the Newsroom – WSJ . Here is the comment I made. “He also suggested that colleges aren’t preparing new hires to be tolerant […]
To the Ex. Editor of the NY Times: Maybe Something is Wrong at Colleges?
April 13, 2024 by 1 Comment
Keeping Engineering Students in the Program as “Happy Customers” is Wreaking Havoc on American Manufacturing.
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America’s Chip Renaissance Needs Workers – WSJ See my comment on the article. Here is what I wrote. Many universities, like the “elite” one where I taught engineers, want happy “customers”, not educated ‘students”. That America doesn’t have the excellent engineers it needs is not a surprise to me. When I taught differential equations, the […]
Universities Don’t Want Much Research Oversight (WSJ)
March 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Here is a link to the excellent article. The Feds Want More Oversight of Scientific Research. Universities Are Fighting Back. – WSJ I wrote a post The Purloined Proof (inside-higher-ed.com about how some well-known professors stole someone’s work. I reference it my comment on the Journal’s articles. Here is my comment. I’m a former professor. […]
Pamel Paul of the NY Times Sadly Misses the Forest for the Trees
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The School Issues We’re Battling Over Aren’t the Ones That Matter (by N. Kristof of the NY Times)
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Mystery? What Mystery?
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“…let our students know that Harvard is not really in the business of preparing them to grapple with the world’s complexities…”
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Was Thomas Jefferson Right? Yes! Just See Today’s Poll in the NY Times
The difference between college educated voters and no college education is dramatic. To see scroll down in the poll and see the differences. Cross-Tabs: February 2024 Times/Siena Poll of Registered Voters Nationwide – The New York Times (nytimes.com)