By Lee Skallerup Bessette. A few weeks ago, my son broke his arm.
He broke his arm quite badly, actually, in a semi-public space, surrounded by people we sort of knew; not complete strangers, but people who didn’t know us very well and vice-versa. More...
By Yves Salomon-Fernandez. Sunday afternoon as I drove back from a meeting with my student mentee—assigned through the graduate program in which I teach — I reflected about the impact of our sector, higher education. This was triggered by a statement she made about not liking school, a view largely shaped by her undergraduate experience. More...
By Steven Mintz. Routine and inertia too often rule the way that departments and institutions devise their curricula; the same goes for the ways individual faculty members teach and assess student learning. Read more...
By Tim Jones. College is a funny thing. It’s full of scholarly pursuits in the halls of academe, centuries-old institutions with cherished seals, histories of tradition, prestigious alumni, trustees, chancellors, regalia, committees on committees, formal ceremonies, and countless other idiosyncrasies. More...
By Wendy Robinson. My daughter is three, and Daniel Tiger is her life coach.By Jonathan D. Fitzgerald. A couple of years ago, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof stirred up a bit of controversy with a piece he published in the paper’s “Sunday Review” section titled “Professors, We Need You!” The gist of Kristof’s argument is that academia has become so insular as to have little to no impact on the day-to-day life of most Americans. Read more...By Michelle Lavery. I’ve recently concluded data collection for my degree (insert week-long celebration here), and have rapidly realized that my background literature has been stored in a rather disorganized way for the past few years (i.e. all over my desk and the floor surrounding my desk). As usual, Google has the answer. After clumsily searching “disorganized science papers help please,” I found a wide variety of reference management programs. Read more...
By Herman Berliner. I view serving on my local school board as a privilege. We have an excellent school district and a community and a board that are committed to enhancing that excellence. Our administrative team is very strong and our teachers are a tremendous asset. We are not complacent; rather, we are moving forward from a position of great strength which serves the aspirations of our students very well. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. In statistics, we often talk about probability values being calculated by looking at the relative frequency of certain outcomes from an experiment when compared with the number of trials of that experiment. I found myself thinking of this recently as I surfed the web trying to find a value for the number of NBA teams who went on to win a championship after having a record similar to that the Cavaliers currently have. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. Recently, my son wanted me to attend an event in which he was participating. I told him I’d do my best to finish up my meetings and get home in time. Read more...
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