from Publicola By Rep. Marko Liias, In 2009, I proudly led the fight on the floor of the State House of Representatives against a proposal to increase tuition at our state colleges by nearly 30 percent. We came within one vote of succeeding and our fight sent a strong message about the political r[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Curriculum’
January 25th, 2011 - 5:29 pm § in Uncategorized
Standards For Scientists and for Generals!
Seymor Hirsch gave a frightening speech in Qatar Hersh claims that a large part of the US military are members of fundamentalist Christian organizations, including Opus Dei. He says that this includes generals as high as the top command and leaders of the special forces. In part this claim rests o[...]
January 25th, 2011 - 3:12 pm § in Religion
Knowledge NOT a Criterion in Faculty Searches?
The University of Kentucky has settled a lawsuit by a failed faculty applicant. The applicant, Martin Gaskell, for a position in Astronomy was turned down, supposedly because Dr. Gaskell is a professed Christian. Dr. Glaskell claims he is not a creationist and does accept the modern physical vie[...]
January 10th, 2011 - 12:49 pm § in Misc.
WA State Colleges Go Online!
With a $750,000 matching grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges is developing low-cost, online instructional materials for its community and technical colleges. The first 43 courses, which are as varied as “General [...]
January 6th, 2011 - 11:59 am § in Uncategorized
Harvard President: Future of Harvard
An In-Depth Interview With Drew Faust, President of Harvard University Huffington Post.[...]
America Competes Act Passes!
House Clears America COMPETES Reauthorization By Juliana Gruenwald December 21, 2010 | 6:44 PM The House cleared legislation Tuesday that would reauthorize the America COMPETES Act, which authorizes basic research, programs aimed at boosting science, technology, engineering and math education and ot[...]
January 3rd, 2011 - 11:34 am § in Schools & Colleges
Study in Florida: Community College Degrees Pay Better!
BY MICHAEL VASQUEZ [email protected] When it comes to higher education, more may not always be better — at least when it comes to starting salaries for graduates. State employment data that track the earnings of recent graduates show those who earned a career-focused associate’s [...]
December 31st, 2010 - 8:27 am § in Schools & Colleges
A Prof Responds to a Teacher
Last night I listened to a teacher complain to a panel of state representatives . “Eric” asked: “why the legislature continually adds more requirements and duties to teachers while simultaneously cutting our pay. Other state employees who have had their pay cut are receiving comp[...]
Ardipithecus and the research university
from the Berkeley Blog Kevin Padian, professor of paleontology and evolutionary biology at Berkeley (and a cousin of mine) has previoulsy spoken out against the farce of intelligent design, earning him an ironic comparison to Archie Bunker (click on image). His post in the Berkeley Blog addresses a [...]
December 20th, 2010 - 9:06 am § in Politics
How Do The Swedes Do It?
The net worth of Swedish households grew by 244 billion kronor ($35.58 billion) to 7.26 trillion kronor in the third quarter, the measure’s highest nominal level ever, according to a new SEB study. The lesson for the UW and Washington State is that Sweden, a country the size of WAstate, is com[...]