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The Class That Never Ends
My graduate department gave particularly brutal comprehensive exams. For our major field, we were expected to answer three questions in...
The Ed Tech Sonic Boom
Greg Easterbrook is making two big arguments in Sonic Boom: Globalization at Mach Speed. Future Prosperity: Due to a combination...
Consumer "eco" fees?
I really don't know what to think about a news item which crossed my (virtual) desk this morning. Apparently, the...
Protect Unpaid Internships
Discouraging companies from using young people as free labor is laudable, but colleges, not the government, should gauge the educational value of internships, writes Joseph E. Aoun.
When Technology Doesn't Help
Joshua Kim’s piece yesterday reminded me of a basic, but widely ignored, truth. In most industries, new technology is adopted...
The New iPhone Audible App
Audible just launched it's new iPhone app. I'm so excited. I've played with the app a bit. Here's what it...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Organizing the Office
( My last blog post contained a spoiler alert—this one may need a “book nerd” alert, for I fear that...
Compared to What?
Hardly a day passes when we don’t read about poor performance in higher education. This is true for those who...