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ABE, ESL, and Financial Aid
Why doesn’t financial aid cover adult basic education? My college’s community has a significant population of adults whose first language...
Blackboard in 2015
2015: Blackboard is no longer Blackboard. Blackboard will be Microsoft Education Services, or Amazon Education Services, or Tata Education Services...
What do the Egyptian Student Elections Mean?: The Competing Parties and the Results
In "What do the Egyptian student elections mean," part 1, we established the revolutionary break that the student elections of...
Yes, College is Worth It
A quick thought experiment: if you were offered your tuition back -- minus any financial aid -- in return for...
The Joy of Being an Intellectual Kid Again
I’m rejuvenated, revived and relaxed. I feel smart again. Why? I’ve spent the week being an intellectual kid again. Denise...
Journal 19
Final couplet to an unwritten poem: A desperate way of living, calledGet It While You Can.
Providence Equity and 5 Steps for a Successful Blackboard Buyout
The NYTimes reported on 6/23 that Providence Equity is close to a deal to acquire Blackboard (market capitalization about $1.4...
Passion
I’ve been waiting to write a blog with a racy message. However, my title of “passion” isn’t describing a steamy...