Hollywood Trumps Harvard - NYTimes.com. Professors Gates and Oz are just doing what hordes [of] professors and administrators do regularly - act in their own interests, letting us praise "academic virtues", not them. I'm a former math … [Continue reading]
College Counsel for the Poor – WSJ
April 21, 2015 by
College Counsel for the Poor - WSJ. I suggest this excellent article. I commented. "In their insightful book, Paying for the Party - How College Maintains Inequality, Elizabeth Armstrong and Laura Hamilton, show that a major reason why many … [Continue reading]
NY Times Column on Value of a Liberal Education
April 16, 2015 by
Starving for Wisdom - NYTimes.com I also recommend this fine article or the short version. When I was a Freshman at Carnegie Tech (Now Carnegie-Mellon), we had to take a course in composition, followed by a course in literature. I don't … [Continue reading]
Do the Richest (Universities) Have Enough? And A Contest for Grads:)
April 16, 2015 by
Rich colleges and universities are getting a lot richer, study finds - The Washington Post. You can explore further by clicking on "endowments" in the Tag Cloud (on the right). I especially recommend this post for some financial facts that … [Continue reading]
Pressure to Please Students – It’s All Over the Place
April 13, 2015 by
Dan Laroque responded (on the WSJ site)to my previous post. I think it is important because, I have only taught at 3 places. From that and newspaper articles, books, and data, I deduce behavior elsewhere. His comment adds to our … [Continue reading]
Chemistry Departments Try to Attract More Students by Retooling the Major – WSJ
April 13, 2015 by
Chemistry Departments Try to Attract More Students by Retooling the Major - WSJ. Good or Bad? I'm not a chemist, so I don't know. But I'm always concerned. It really depends on the university. I wrote, " I don't know chemistry, but … [Continue reading]
Moved Quotes
April 9, 2015 by
I moved quotes from the Quotes page here and will delete the Quotes page. … [Continue reading]
Demand for Skilled-Worker Visas Exceeds Annual Supply – WSJ
April 8, 2015 by
Demand for Skilled-Worker Visas Exceeds Annual Supply - WSJ. My comment and explanation: "In a nutshell, these two items explain this story. 1. Washington U. in St. Louis, "make it the normal 'cookbook' course..so we don't have trouble … [Continue reading]
The Upwardly Mobile Barista – The Atlantic
The Upwardly Mobile Barista - The Atlantic. I commented. "I'm a former math professor. (I last taught at Wash. U. in St. Louis.) This article describes a wonderful and laudable effort by Starbucks's Howard Schultz. But it never asks the … [Continue reading]