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Archive for March 28th, 2011
March 28th, 2011 - 10:53 pm § in Schools & Colleges
PETITION: Stop Cashing In On Low-Income Students
There are now 47,572 signatures on this petition aimed at the Washington Post, owner of Kaplan University. Many of the concerns driving this petition are similar to those I have raised here about Western Governors University. While WGU has the claim of being non profit, it seems to me that the eff[...]
March 28th, 2011 - 8:51 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Strange Endorsements of WGU
In a search for sites that might have comments on WGU by students, I found “Universiry” an online site that purports to be Official site with links to, and information about, the departments, faculties, colleges, people, and organizations that make up (different) Universit(ies).”[...]
March 28th, 2011 - 1:32 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Letter seeks to reassure alumni that tenured faculty members are not under attack.
from the statesman.com more on The AVE about the University of Texas, including the effort to lower standards in a medical school. and proposals to arm the faculty. University of Texas System regents, stung by criticism a day earlier from the alumni association at UT-Austin, pledged support Friday f[...]
Ran Yunfei (冉云飞): Another Chinese Imprisoned for Daring to Use Free Speech
Ran Yunfei (冉云飞) has been sentenced to ten years for advocating free speech on his blog. “In a free country I would happily spend my life in the library doing research. But I live in a country where I cannot in good conscience merely live such a a life. I feel that I have no […][...]
The Wedge: A Chilling Tale of a Possible Future
The sun shone on another day of Summer Session on campus in a small college town. In a large yet somewhat stuffy lecture hall in one of the oldest buildings, the professor had reached a favorite part of his lecture on this period in European history. His voice didn’t drone on—it rose as [...]
Radical Right Truths: Climategate
Many have asked what I fear is the worst issue confronting these United States; after reflection and tought, I have concluded a rather unique, but I believe ultimately correct, answer: The politicization of science. Yes, science has become a political minefield, and the results are the catastrop[...]
March 28th, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Schools & Colleges
Continued Concern About HB1822
I remain concerned that HB1822 is not what it it is being sold as to our legislature. Despite considerable effort, I have not yet been able to get answers to the simple question I have already asked. I fear that making WGU part of Washington’s higher ed system could degrade the quality of an e[...]
March 28th, 2011 - 5:59 am § in Schools & Colleges
Corresponding with the Gates Foundation about WGU .. is WGU a real university?
I have been corresponding with people at the Gates’ Foundation about their support for WGU. Good people there tell me that Gates has been associated with WGU for some time and is assured that WGU is not another online scheme like Phoenix or Ashford. I have made it clear that I am not oppos[...]