Public-University Group Offers Alternative to Obama’s College-Rating Plan This article in The Chronicle raises the very important issue of standards. Sadly, while this debate is being focused n universities tha[...]
Posts Tagged ‘UW’
January 22nd, 2014 - 3:26 am § in Schools & Colleges
Are MOOCs a failure?
Academics to Udacity Founder: Told Ya In a magazine profile, Sebastian Thrun says MOOCs are a “lousy product” to use for educating under prepared college students. My own suspicion is that MOOCs, like textbooks or any other toll, work best with students who are able to study on their own. The da[...]
January 21st, 2014 - 4:04 pm § in The Ave Scene
Of Harborview and Obamacare
Sam R Sharar, UW Faculty Sam was kind enough to let me post this here. I strongly urge anyone interested in healthcare to read the thoughtful message. He raises a number of issues that are all to easy to neglect while the far right kvells over their horror about Obamacare, the too comfortable empl[...]
January 13th, 2014 - 12:25 pm § in The Ave Scene
Why is the UW closing clinics at Harborview?
CROSSCUT: Harborview clinic closures: Can officials be serious? By Abe Bergman, M.D. There is still no clear word on whether the shocking plans for shutting down and moving Harborview’s primary care clinics — women�[...]
January 12th, 2014 - 11:16 am § in Schools & Colleges
How UW Faculty Should Deal With the UW’s Lawyers.
THE UW EMPLOYS A HUNDRED OR MORE LAWYERS WHO CLAIM NOT TO BE BOUND BY THE RULES OF THE BAR TA’s resident attorney and cabbage eating rabbit, claims that I am wrong about this. He says attorneys, even when appearing in other roles, remains attorneys under the ethical rules of the Bar. Wi[...]
January 6th, 2014 - 2:15 pm § in Misc.
A Former Dean Comments on the “Freedom and Responsibility Proposal” at UW
David Dale Professor of Medicine Former Dean, School of Medicine After your call last week, I reviewed the pending code changes. I apologize that I did not get back to you, just very busy at this time. My feeling is that the language changes are ok, though there is still vagueness to the wording a[...]
January 5th, 2014 - 10:00 am § in Misc.
More on the “Academic Freedom and Responisibility” Legislation at UW
from the AAUP Listserv Ana M. CAUCE via mailman2.u.washington.edu 2:20 AM (6 hours ago) to Faculty Dear all, Communication in a large, decentralized setting full of busy people is one of the most difficult and persistent issues that arises — whether it’s faculty or administrative leader[...]
January 2nd, 2014 - 3:22 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Full disclosure: Bob Raymond and UW’s Freedom of Information Act
WILL “Bob Raymond” Fess Up? About three weeks ago I made a Freedom of information request about a complaint issued against THE Ave by a person or persons supposedly upset that we used a “W” and a husky (not the UW husky in our logo. My concern was not the logo. As any reader [...]
January 1st, 2014 - 2:49 pm § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
New Idea for a New Year …. Husky U!
Lets Build Husky U in 2014 .. We Already Have The Stadium! In 2012 we ran a post about better ways to fund the UW. Joy the world … the UW’s new 1/4 billion dollar football stadium (added to the 1 billion Seattle spent for Seahawks Stadium) may show us the way! Husky fans claim that [...]
Anthony’s story at other universities where 10% or more athletes graduate illiterate
UNC, where college athletes play like adults, read like 5th-graders This story at CNN is frighteningly like the story told here on TA by Anthony. READ ANTHONY’S POSTS A tutor at Florida State relates: “I would say, ‘He’s not doing well. He can’t read and write.’[...]