After freshman year, grants and scholarships may disappear for any number of reasons — some justified, some not. Source: Why Upperclassmen Lose Financial Aid – The New York Times I commented. This young lady sounds depressingly like another example of what our corrupted system of higher education has been doing to young people – and […]
Donald Trump Isn’t Alone in Exploiting the Word ‘University’
March 21, 2016 by
Students have been taught to trust places called universities, even though few of them actually are. Source: Donald Trump Isn’t Alone in Exploiting the Word ‘University’ Mr. Carey has nailed it when it comes to how some institutions exploit the public trust, but he missed the most important institutions. Let me explain. I spent three […]
Why Else Would He Call It a “University”?
March 12, 2016 by
…hundreds of pages of legal documents, as well as interviews with former students and instructors, suggest the surveys themselves were a central component of a business model that, according to lawsuits and investigators, deceived consumers,,, Source: At Trump University, Students Recall Pressure to Give Positive Reviews. Here is my take. I’m a former math professor. […]
Chicago Professor Resigns Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation
February 3, 2016 by
What a Million Syllabuses Can Teach Us – The New York Times (And What Experience Cautions Us)
January 25, 2016 by
New insights about teaching, publishing and intellectual history. Source: What a Million Syllabuses Can Teach Us – The New York Times This Times Op-Ed contains a link to a website with informative data on syllabuses. The piece explains the data. I will just add that I believe that you can use the website to make […]
The Best in Alia Wong’s Atlantic Series
Student applicants are treated like consumers. Source: How the U.S. News Ranks Make Applying to College A Commercial Experience – The Atlantic Here is what I wrote. I’m a former math professor. I taught at an “elite” school – Washington University in St. Louis. From my perspective, this series – especially the final installment – […]