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Archive for July, 2012
Lessons from UV for UW
“What Terry Sullivan’s Reinstatement at U. Va Really Tells Us about the Future of Higher Ed Does the reappointment of University of Virginia’s president mark a triumph over corporate interests? Or is it more proof that public universities are headed for demise?” By Aaron Bady [...]
July 11th, 2012 - 8:43 pm § in Politics, Schools & Colleges
Leroy Searle: The conviction that universities should do so is as time-honored and legitimate as the conviction that we should teach students to think, to read, and to write. But the way we are doing it now surely is not sustainable.
This is a very thoughtful post by Leroy Searle. Dr. Searle was responding to a long stream of UW emails about a 5% pay raise the faculty union at Western Washington had negotiated with their administration. Most of thread was woven out of the usual angst about why UW faculty does d not ha[...]
July 11th, 2012 - 11:31 am § in Misc.
An Invite to Dinner with Obama
Clickme for invitation to dinner! [...]
July 11th, 2012 - 9:00 am § in America
Is the Occupy Movement Futile?
from Bill Maher “Instead of organizing interstate hootenannies, maybe it’s time for Occupy Wall Street to actually participate in the American political process. That means, boring stuff like canvassing neighborhoods, raising money, running candidates for office, manning phone banks and making a[...]
Bristol Palin’s Blog
Advice and links on everything from sex to Jesus. README excerpt: Recently, the Drudge Report put a photo of Hillary Clinton’s face at the top over the headline: “Au Naturel.” The photos were snapped in Bangladesh and India over the weekend, and people began chattering about how she didn�[...]
Jewish Fundies Claim Exemption from Military Service.
Sadly, Israel’s haredim confuse prayer with study. The ultra orthodox in Israel have a sweet deal. Until now, they have been able to run their own schools and avoid Israels’s military service. Why? Theri claim relies on athe same princile that has made the Jewish people unique in wor[...]
July 9th, 2012 - 10:58 pm § in Misc.
Why are summer movies so bad?
Decline and Fall of Hollywood as an American Movie Maker China’s communist government routinely censors Hollywood films before they permit the films to be released in theaters. More often than not, films are censored for content that the government views as critical of Chinese culture; previous ex[...]