from the Australian An analysis of the government’s Excellence in Research for Australia report conducted by The Australian found that only 12 universities were performing research at or above international standard, with the top four performing at a rate that could be considered well above in[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Curriculum’
March 20th, 2011 - 6:00 pm § in Uncategorized
75% of Aussie Universities Do Not Meet World Standards
March 19th, 2011 - 7:15 am § in Schools & Colleges
Does everyone need a college degree?
A new report, released by Harvard, states in some of the strongest terms that “college for all” emphasis may harm many American students – keeping them from having a smooth transition from adolescence to adulthood and a viable career. “The American system for preparing young people to lead p[...]
March 17th, 2011 - 3:19 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges
UTexas Extraordinary Alum Decries Efforts to Downgrade Academic Quality of UT
UT Regent: There’s nothing wrong with a Chevy education. Ed. I wonder if this guy actually thinks everyone in Texas is getting a Cadillac? Maybe there are even some kids there who deserve a BMW or Infiniti? Read the letter written to Regent Chairman Gene Powell by Gordon Appleman, ranked as [...]
To succeed, US must continue to invest in education, research
“America’s current circumstances are certainly serious. But there is a proven path forward, one that the United States has traveled with great success before: the rising path of innovation. After the Civil War and World War II, in particular, America restored its economic momentum with great[...]
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[...]
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 9th, 2011 - 11:25 am § in Uncategorized
How to waste MORE time in Medical School.
from Huff Post: Med students are taught about everything from pathology to microbiology, but are they asked to learn enough about public health policy? Ed. Why should we take more time out of med school for more fluff? Med students are adults. Their education in social issues should have happe[...]
Religion on Campus.
Religious apologists like Dr. Ecklund fail to understand that the problem is not intolerance of faith. In my experience, even though most of my colleagues are likely atheists, those that are religious … Hindu, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Mormon mix perfectly well. The problem on cam[...]
March 7th, 2011 - 12:13 pm § in Schools & Colleges
HUMOR: Western Governor’s University is FUNNY
This is too good to be true. Two for the price of one! Well free is free! The video is a hilarious parody of the goings on in Wisconsin … BUT the opening ad in the video is from “Western Governor’s University ” … a rather shameless effort by several sates to offer c[...]
March 5th, 2011 - 10:27 am § in Schools & Colleges, Science
PreMeds: A Different View
The chariot scene in the movie Ben Hur has all the trappings of mindless, driven competition .. just like premed? As an MD and an intellectual, I find the chariot race of pre med stultifying. Too many premeds, too few slots result in competitors who mindlessly do selfless things … whether that[...]