Philosophers and Anthropologists Defend Threatened Programs By Peter Schmidt (Chronicle of Higher Education) Leaders of both the American Philosophical Association and the American Anthropological Association have urged Howard University to preserve programs in their respective fields as it contem[...]
Posts Tagged ‘online education’
December 4th, 2010 - 11:25 am § in Schools & Colleges
Condoleezza Rice: Are the Dreams of American Education Coming to an End?
Condoleezza Rice on what is happening to education in the US: “Today, I’m concerned about this [inequality] when I can look at the zip code and tell whether or not you’re going to get a good education. This is terrifying,” ……“As an educator, it’s the lost potential, as a R[...]
November 29th, 2010 - 12:12 am § in Uncategorized
Interview with David Horowitz
The blog College Freedom has an impressive interview with David Horowtiz. For those unaware of Horowtiz, he is definitely more than just an irritant. He and his organization have used the concept of academic free speech to argue that university curricula are imbalanced because we, the faculty, so [...]
September 1st, 2010 - 8:19 am § in Schools & Colleges
16% State Support: When Does the UW Admit It is a Private School?
August 29, 2010 Cuts Intensify Identity Crisis for Washington’s Flagship Campus Clouds gather over the flagship campus of the U. of Washington. The campus, administrators say, is expected to be both “racehorse and workhorse” for the state. The state lacks the depth of public-univer[...]
July 28th, 2010 - 12:04 am § in Misc.
NIXTY: web based education
NIXTY is the Virginia-based startup that provides an educational platformfor individuals to offer courses. Sort of a U-WIKI! Take a look:[...]
June 15th, 2010 - 10:29 am § in Misc., Schools & Colleges
Why I Believe in a Smaller UW
Shouldn't the UW and WSU be smaller and less competitive in football?[...]