trustees can sue to take back money…if a trustee finds that the person didn’t get “reasonably equivalent value” for that expense.. Source: Bankruptcy Trustees Claw Back College Tuition Paid for Filers’ Kids – WSJ, I find this article very interesting, especially the fact that many schools don’t fight the suit.
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 students need outside counseling is not just the students’ background. It is also the fact that […]
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 understanding. Here it is. “By the time I retired I was fully disgusted with fake teaching. […]
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 [with students]…” (Chair of Math Dep’t speaking to me about a critical course for engineers); on another […]
Good News: Today’s Anxious Freshmen Declare Majors Far Faster Than Their Elders – WSJ
March 20, 2015 by
Today’s Anxious Freshmen Declare Majors Far Faster Than Their Elders – WSJ. But they need advice. I wrote. I am a former professor who taught at Washington University in St. Louis. With honest advice these earnest students will do well. Unfortunately, they cannot count on college officials to always give them that honest advice. In the words of David Riesman […]
Law Schools Keep at It – But That is Just the Tip of the Iceberg
March 18, 2015 by
Law Schools Face New Rules on Reporting Graduates’ Success – WSJ. I commented. The take away from this story – and from stories about college athletics – is not that Law Schools – or athletic departments – are corrupt. Colleges are corrupt. Very few people would buy a product from a corporation that has […]
UNC Chancellor Resigns Over Numerous Scandals – Then Immediately Swept Up by Washington U. as “Chief Academic Officer”
March 12, 2015 by
Book Review: ‘Cheated’ by Jay M. Smith and Mary Willingham – WSJ. I just read this review and will soon get the book. I will only quote one line from the review: “The best-case analysis of Mr. Thorp is that he was hopelessly incompetent; explanations go downhill from there.” Where are the faculty at Washington […]
Looks Like Marketing to Me “New on Campus: The 3-Year Degree”
November 6, 2014 by
You can read the article,New on Campus: The 3-Year Degree – WSJ – WSJ#livefyre-comment. or just read the quote from it on my comment. ” First note this fact, from “Academically Adrift” by Arum and Roksa: Students are reguired to study 45% less than in the 60′s, and 35% less than in 1980. Gain in […]
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