from AAUP listserv May 24, 2011 To: Phyllis Wise, UW Interim President Fr: Department of Global Health, MPH Faculty re: UW Sodexo Contract It has come to our attention that U. W. students affiliated with United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) has been urging the UW to drop its multi-million d[...]
Archive for June, 2011
June 1st, 2011 - 4:46 pm § in Misc.
BREAKING NEWS: UW Global Health Faculty Join Cause Against Husky Concessionaire SODEXO
Columbia Professor Sued over Libelous Biography of Malcom X.
from the Philadelphia Sun Criminal defense attorney and former Plainfield, NJ Mayor Mark Fury filed a $50 Million lawsuit against Columbia University, Viking Press and the estate of Manning Marable regarding Marable’s posthumously published biography, “Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention.&#[...]
June 1st, 2011 - 7:00 am § in Schools & Colleges
WA tries to make WA education as bad as the worst education in India
“The legislature finds that some students are eager to complete a degree in the shortest time possible in order to enter the job market. The legislature further finds that providing streamlined path to a baccalaureate degree would shorten the time required for students to complete a degree, impr[...]
June 1st, 2011 - 1:23 am § in Uncategorized
June Weddings … and my in-state tuition discount
from Washington Post by Jenna Johnson I know a few couples who have tied the knot earlier than planned, for reasons greater than love alone — usually, the need for health insurance or visa woes. But here’s a reason I had not thought of: Getting hitched to score an in-state tuition rate. [...]
June 1st, 2011 - 12:49 am § in Misc.
Breaking News: Cuba + Oil = Good Communists?
The discovery of up to 20 billion barrels of oil in the waters off of Cuba’s coast, 100 kilometres from Florida, has made U.S. businessmen and politicians consider lifting the embargo. Repsol, the Spanish oil firm, will start drilling within months. Read more: http://www.windsorstar.com/new[...]
Seattle Times Endorses WGU, Says Diplomas Are The Issue.
The editorial (excerpts below) from the Seattle Times reveals an extraordinary lack of understanding by the Times .. and our legislators .. of the difference between a diploma and an education. Western Governors “carries the same level of accreditation as Stanford University and other institut[...]