This essay by Kevin Carey is excellent. How to Raise a University’s Profile: Pricing and Packaging – NYTimes.com. I commented, but just to add to the information in the essay. Thank you, Mr. Carey. This essay should be required reading for everyone – at least everyone who cares about our economy, our society, and the […]
In Praise of Dartmouth (I Hope)
January 30, 2015 by
“Dartmouth Cites Student Misconduct in Its Ban on Hard Liquor – NYTimes.com. I put “I Hope” because though all I have seen is good, one never knows. Anyway, I pointed out that Dartmouth’s administration may be ok. “This is one of three actions I have seen from Dartmouth that impress me (as a former math […]
Is College Sexual Assault a Fraternity Problem? Fundamentally, No.
January 29, 2015 by
Is College Sexual Assault a Fraternity Problem? – NYTimes.com. I wrote: “The problem is colleges, period. They do what their “customers” ask, whether it be in the realm of fun, football, faux-classes, faux-degrees, or whatever. If they get complaints from “customers” that the school is no fun, they will get fun – even if that […]
Why It Is So Easy For Colleges to Get Away With It
January 29, 2015 by
This article, Vanderbilt Rape Convictions Stir Both Outrage and Denial – NYTimes.com. is about a horrendous rape, but it contains excellent insights into why colleges can get away with so much; whether it be covering up campus crime, letting football players get away with crimes, or, cheating students out of an education. I explain in […]
America’s elite: An hereditary meritocracy | The Economist
January 27, 2015 by
America’s elite: An hereditary meritocracy | The Economist. I tried to explain my view. The most important fact about higher education is missing from this analysis. That fact explains much of what we see happening here on many fronts: socially, politically, economically. The eminent sociologist David Riesman observed (in 1980)how corrupt American universities were becoming; […]
More On: Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation? – The Washington Post
January 26, 2015 by
Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation? – The Washington Post. I added two comments. COMMENT Of course, students “think” they are better prepared than they are. That’s what we professors are there for, to make sure they all “think” they are getting a good education. Here is how […]
Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation? – The Washington Post
January 26, 2015 by
Why are so many college students failing to gain job skills before graduation? – The Washington Post. I commented with my usual comment: The answer is easy. (I am a former math professor. I taught at an “elite” school (Washington U. in St. Louis) and, before that, at a regional state school.) Here is the answer […]
Your College May Be Banking on Your Facebook Likes – NYTimes.com
January 25, 2015 by
I Answer: More than 4 out of 5 students graduate without a job. How could colleges change that? – The Washington Post
More than 4 out of 5 students graduate without a job. How could colleges change that? – The Washington Post. “…How Could Colleges Change That?…” I can guarantee two things. (1) They could change “that” by not scamming people by telling them they are educating “students”, when they are just conning “customers”. (2) Don’t count […]