In the 50’s, before being targeted by the House Unamerican Affairs Committee, Professor Lyman Bradley was chair of Germanic Studies at NYU and a major scholar in German literature. After losing his job and being sentenced to prison, when Lyman R. Bradley applied for a passport in 1961, [...]
Archive for March, 2011
March 10th, 2011 - 11:38 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Lyman Bradley … why the courage of a faculty is essential to academic freedom.
Asian Higher Ed: Attendees Ask Where Are the Americans?
Ed. In a global world, shouldn’t we take the market value of our reputation seriously by recruiting the best students we can to Seattle? From a tuition POV, foreign students are a blessing .. they pay full boat, This is a lot better deal than following the pattern of Ashworth University [...]
March 10th, 2011 - 1:15 pm § in Schools & Colleges
Stanford Athletes Had Access To List Of ‘Easy’ Classes: California Watch Report
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March 10th, 2011 - 12:22 pm § in Politics
How Israel Can Learn Democracy From Its Neighbors
In a SPIEGEL interview, Israeli historian Tom Segev, 65, discusses the importance of the Arab revolutions for his country, how they could present a chance for Israel to improve its relations with its neighbors and why a revolution in Jordan might help to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. SPIEG[...]
March 10th, 2011 - 10:10 am § in Schools & Colleges, UW
Reality Check: UW rank: # 7 among US public universities, # 26 world wide.
Ed. Washington citizens need a reality check. As we discuss budgets, online education and privatization, the legislature needs to understand that the value of the UW goes far beyond the need Washington shares with all others states to send our kids to college. Not only is the UW ranked 7 among[...]
Florida’s Repricans* have come to the defense of the Bill of Rights!
Sen. Alan Hays of Florida :“I filed a bill that says in the courts of Florida the laws of no other country can be used to influence the decisions of Florida,. If it’s Sharia law or any other law — I don’t care what law it is — if it’s not a Florida law and [&helli[...]
China posts a surprise trade deficit, Funny Picture of Hu
from BBC Shipments grew at a weaker-than-expected 2.4% in February from the same month a year ago, latest figures show. Imports on the other hand increased by 19.4%, resulting in a trade deficit of $7.3bn (£4.5bn). “Imports have dropped significantly, and it points to a serious weakening in d[...]
March 10th, 2011 - 6:54 am § in Misc.
Privatize the UW: One Way to Make a LOT of Money
Ed. All this handringing over cuts to the UW budget. We are worried about losing the Evans School because it does not make enough money! Here is a private school, one with far less prestige than the UW, no NCAA football, AND a PROFIT of $127.000.000! How did they do it? The door marked “[...]
March 10th, 2011 - 6:17 am § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Disenfranchisement of Student Voters
Conservative Corporate Advocacy Group ALEC Behind Voter Disenfranchisement Efforts The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), a conservative organization linked to corporate and right-wing donors, including the billionaire Koch brothers, has drafted and distributed model legislation, obtained[...]