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A Beautiful 'Grand Pursuit'

Grand Pursuit: The Story of Economic Genius by Sylvia Nasar One of the most important outcomes of a liberal education...

The NYT gets one right

Today's editorial in the New York Times, nominally about the "Occupy Wall Street" movement, is well worth reading. In terms...

What's New at University of Venus - Week Ending 8 October 2011

UVenus Around the Web: UVenus at The Guardian (UK): Heather Alderfer with Academic records: a registrar's guide to archiving, organising...

Steve Jobs: The Stuff of Memories

We all knew he was ill, but his passing still comes as a shock to many people. We have come...

Why Occupy Colleges?

Students have good reason to express anger and to cry out for help, writes John Pelletier.

The Freedom to Fail

One of the challenges of the college classroom is showing students that they can learn from failure, writes Nate Kreuter.

What Defines a Dilettante?

It's that time of year. I've read through more resumes and essays than I care to remember. I have the...

The EDU Second Life False Negative

Second Life has been somewhat of a higher ed bust. Yeah, I know that some of you have been using...