By Rosemarie Emanuele. There is an idea in Economics that discusses where firms will “place” their products, both physically and in terms of small differences in those products. Often described as “ice cream vendors on the beach” it does not necessarily deal with ice cream or beaches, but can be seen in clusters of similar businesses, such as gas stations or fast food restaurants, or even in types of cereal that tend to group themselves by tastes. Read more...
By Tracy Mitrano. In the Internet Law and Policy class I am currently teaching, this week we talked about consumer privacy. We began with an overview of the five areas of U.S. privacy law: Constitutional Privacy; Government Surveillance; Information Privacy; Privacy Torts; and Administrative Law Privacy (e.g. Banking, Consumer Bureau and Federal Trade Commission). Read more...
By Liudvika Leisyte. In the last decades higher education has become massified and, in many countries, universal according to Trow’s typology. Access to higher education has improved and multiple studies confirm the benefits of mass higher education to knowledge economies. Read more...
By Jim Reische. The Monday, May 2 article about higher ed marketing (“Your future starts here. Or here. Or here.”,) prompted a wave of comments espousing just about every point of view on whether and how colleges and universities should distinguish themselves in the marketplace. More...
By Barbara Fister. I’ve been doing some historical research lately – actually, just looking back at some documents from a decade or two ago, but it feels like visiting another time. How very different libraries were in 1997 or 2003. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. It’s mother’s day as I write this, and I’m thinking about the week ahead in the library. At this time of year the reference desk is where you ask “how do I cite this comment on a YouTube video in Chicago Style?” Earlier we began to think the students thought we were a nerdy form of hotel concierge, there to help them locate books in the stacks. Read more...
By Eric Stoller. With so many channels to choose from, you would think that people (and their organizations) would maintain a sharp focus on strategy, outcomes, and goals. However, due to the distributed nature of social media, there's been a tendency for dilution. Read more...
By Margaret Andrews. I’ve been sharing a lot of what I’ve learned in using student teams with other faculty, as well as people that use faculty/staff teams in higher ed and ast week I conducted a webinar for the Global Business School Network titled Tips and Traps in Using Student Teams. Read more...
By John Warner. A lot of people ask me this question. Why not just start my business full time, and use the money spent in graduate school for start-up costs? First of all, I needed a fresh start. Read more...
By John Warner. Like a lot of college instructors, I have, from time to time, expressed my dislike of grading. Read more...
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