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Feds and States

Last week I had a lightbulb moment. Why are so many financial aid rules at odds with so many academic policies and goals?

Vacation Days

As September rapidly turns into October, it’s possible that your summer vacation might seem like a distant memory. Maybe it’s time to think about your next one.

Winning?

Yeah, I stole that from Charlie Sheen, but the inspiration for this post comes from a legitimate comedic source: Louie.

3 Ideas to Improve Amazon's / Audible's Whispersync

Whispersync is Amazon's new feature that allows for Kindle e-books and Audible audiobooks to sync up. This makes perfect sense, as Amazon owns Audible, and can leverage common platforms and accounts to provide a seamless reading experience across e-book and audiobook reading methods.

Grad Student's Guide to Good Coffee

Friends, it's time for a serious conversation. We need to talk about your coffee. Bad coffee is a common affliction. With our busy lives we tend to seek out the things that are easy to use.

Cheating

The cheating scandal at Harvard which could involve as many as 125 students in a single class has gotten extensive publicity. And the impression given is that this is an unusual event. For example, as quoted in the New York Times, Harvard’s dean of undergraduate education noted that this cheating incident at Harvard “is unprecedented in its scope and magnitude.” This may be correct, given that it involves almost half of the class, but cheating and academic dishonesty are not unusual events and the “scope and magnitude” of what happens nationwide is certainly disturbing.

Playing on Borrowed Time

As I have described here before, a life-threatening illness and scary diagnosis several years ago transformed my relationships with myself, my loved ones, and my work in a number of ways. One of the resolutions I made during that horrible time was that, if I survived, I would never again refrain from pursuing a goal or passion simply from fear.

A Sense of Entitlement

Given that they aren't paid like Wall Streeters, college professors and administrators care deeply about their titles -- which makes them prime fodder for Mark Drozdowski.