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Mercyhurst considers a queen sacrifice
Mercyhurst University, a Catholic institution in northwestern Pennsylvania, is preparing to cut academics. According to a local news report, MU’s president announced he was ready to reduce spending on anything, including academics, which brings this story into queen sacrifice territory. … Continue reading
President Obama’s plan for free community college tuition: first thoughts
President Obama has raised the idea of making the first two years of community college free. What I’d like to do to is to see the first two years of community college free for everybody who’s willing to work for … Continue reading
Future Trends, filthy lucre, and a sustainability experiment
Today I’m launching a sustainability experiment with the Future Trends in Technology and Education report. Several months ago I surveyed FTTE readers on a number of issues, including how best to sustain the report. It takes me a number of … Continue reading
Notes on Ivory Tower
I finally caught up with the CNN-supported documentary Ivory Tower (2014). In it Andrew Rossi offers an overview of the current status of American higher education. I’d like to share some thoughts here. We need to realize this moment in … Continue reading
Snowed on, locked down, raiding electrons and getting zotted: a week of storms
Readers and other audiences often express curiosity about my family’s homesteading life. So I thought I’d share a story of that experience in extremity. I also want to get it down while it’s still fresh in memory. Last Tuesday a … Continue reading
How to adjunctivize your university
The embattled president of the University of Texas (Austin) recently gave a speech reflecting on that institution’s status. In William Powers’ “State of the University Address 2014” we can find many useful ideas. For now, I’d like to focus on … Continue reading
Education dystopia #1: triumph of the silos
What are some bad futures for teaching, learning, and campuses? With this post I’m starting up my series of educational dystopias. 1: Silos stand tall In this world silos have become the dominant life form in information architecture. Closed and … Continue reading
What podcatcher should I use?
I’m looking for a new podcatcher. Which one should I try? Background: I’m a serious podcast listener, subscribing to dozens (here’s an annotated list). Podcasts play an important part in my life, both for research and entertainment. I listen several … Continue reading
Ten personal books: a bibliophilic glance
I’ve received multiple versions of the following request on Facebook this month: “In your status, list 10 books that have stayed with you in some way. Don’t take more than a few minutes and do not think too hard. They … Continue reading
What “I want to have a conversation” really means
A popular phrase uttered by policymakers, administrators, and activists is “I want to have a conversation about…” Many big topics can fit with these words, apparently, from racism to classism to higher education and the rise of robots. Sometimes the … Continue reading
