UW stopped investing in a broad-based liberal arts education long ago and most of our programs in the traditional liberal arts fields are now not competitive with our peer institutions Many posts in the AAUP Listserv discussion have tried to compare the liberal arts education available at UW wi[...]
Archive for May, 2014
May 7th, 2014 - 7:40 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Is the UW Now (Just) a Vocational School?
May 7th, 2014 - 3:22 am § in Science
RESCUING US SCIENCE
Four Science Leaders Speak Out on How US Biomedical Research Can Survive Hard Times; “Rescuing U.S. Biomedical Research From Its Systemic Flaws” A recent article by Sam Stein on Huff Post sums it up pretty well, the US is suffering from a brain drain. Where once the best came here and becam[...]
May 6th, 2014 - 12:31 pm § in Misc.
Bill Gates Shares in Microsoft Dwindle to Nill
In 1986 Bill Gates owned 49 percent of Microsoft at its initial public offering. Today Bill has a fortune of about $77 billion even after his gifts of tens of billions ot the Gates Foundation. Unless Gates stops his regular program of selling stock, soon, however, none of Gates’ fortune[...]
May 6th, 2014 - 11:02 am § in Misc.
Buchenwald 44: Of Oedipus and My Family on Freud’s Birthday
OEDIPUS Today is Freud’s Birthday. —- a flashback to an earlier post. We are now almost six years since my father’s death and the animosity shown by my brother, especially in regard t[...]
May 6th, 2014 - 8:30 am § in Misc.
Given Brandeis’ treatment of Ayan Hirsi Ali, I suggest that the University now has an obligation to join with Ms. Ali and call for her to speak out on campus.
Lagos, Nigeria – Nigerian Girl Describes Kidnap, 276 Still Missing Lagos, Nigeria – The girls in the school dorm could hear the sound of gunshots from a nearby town. So when armed men in uniforms burst in and… Read More » Eight more Nigeria girls abducted Suspected Boko Haram mili[...]
May 6th, 2014 - 8:19 am § in Misc.
California Legislature Bans Sales Of Confederate Flag in State Stores
Sale or display of the of the racist symbol will be prohibited by House Bill AB2444. The bill was passed by Assemblyman Isadore Hall, D-Compton, after his mother saw replica Confederate money being sold at the state Capitol gift shop. The only lawmaker to vote against the bill was Assemblyman T[...]
May 6th, 2014 - 7:57 am § in Misc.
Dr. Phage on the New Math
A classic illustration of trends in mathematics education (pre-college) circulated through the internet a few years ago. Here it is. How a math problem changed its look … Variation #1 (Up to the 1960’s) A peasant sells a bag of potatoes for $10. His costs amount to 4/5 of his selling[...]
May 6th, 2014 - 5:35 am § in Misc.
COMCAST: The FU facts
WARNING: This video explains COMCAST With an 3xcessive application of FUisms Comcast Doesn’t Give a F*CK from Tarik Ellinger[...]
May 5th, 2014 - 12:26 pm § in Misc.
Racing Movie Remake
The country is gripped in recession. Two blue collar couples pool their savings to buy a nondescript colt on the cheap, then hire an aging trainer whose only previous trip to the Derby was as an exercise boy 59 years ago. You already know how this script goes: The horse explodes out of the pac[...]