There is much that you can do to keep cognitively sharp. Source: Can You Get Smarter? – The New York Times When I wrote this I felt like I was boasting (not a pleasant feeling) but the topic is too important to not tell the truth. Here it is. This piece fits with my experience […]
An Admissions Surprise (Or a Marketing Ploy?)
October 18, 2015 by
Exclusive schools say they want more diversity. Will a new application process really get them there? Source: An Admissions Surprise From the Ivy League – The New York Times I commented. Since my comments use – as examples – Washington University’s Chancellor Mark Wrighton and Provost Holden Thorp, here are links to closely related stories about […]
“Is Money Corrupting Research?” Corrupt People Corrupt Research.
October 10, 2015 by
Elizabeth Warren was right to expose the academic-financial complex. Source: Is Money Corrupting Research? – The New York Times It’s not money. It’s corrupt people that are corrupting research – and higher education. I know. I have seen lives and careers almost destroyed by these people. Money helps, though for them the money is just […]
Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think – The New York Times
October 8, 2015 by
Why Pretend?
October 7, 2015 by
Data on non-repayment rates shows a new dimension of the problem, particularly with for-profit colleges and historically black institutions. Source: Student Debt Is Worse Than You Think – The New York Times I had to take the opportunity to comment that “The Academic-Financial Complex runs what I call a “pass-through” scheme. I understand the academic part well […]
Columnists at the NY Times Should Not be Making Erroneous Claims About What Universities Do…
October 6, 2015 by
On almost every campus faculty members and administrators are trying to stem…to widen the system’s narrow definition of achievement. Institutes are popping up…designed to cultivate the whole student: the emotional, spiritual and moral sides and not just the intellectual. Source: The Big University – The New York Times Here is my response. Are you kidding […]
How to Measure a College’s Value
September 13, 2015 by
An ambitious survey finds that brand matters less than other factors in graduates’ future contentment. Source: How to Measure a College’s Value My comment. (In reply to Outside the Box, who wrote that The study does not adjust for the fact that different kinds of students go to different colleges. “You probably make a good […]
More On: Is College Tuition Really Too High? – The New York Times
September 9, 2015 by
“…the great national crisis is..that too many..young adults are not going to college or, if they do, don’t graduate..” Source: Is College Tuition Really Too High? – The New York Times I wrote: “…he great national crisis is..that too many..young adults are not going to college or, if they do, don’t graduate..” Sadly, the national […]
It’s Higher Than the Author Thinks
September 9, 2015 by
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