A few days after headlines exploded about yet another university president suspending Greek life activities after yet another hazing death, a group of college presidents sat around a dinner table expressing concern about bad behavior at fraternities. More...

The summer of 2001, I found myself in a hotel conference suite hearing from a successful black businessman named Brian Morton share his career experience. Sitting in a room with 40 or so other students of color, I listened with eager expectation as he imparted wisdom about the world of business into which I would soon embark. More...

Information in the ecosystem: Against the “information ecosystem”
Timothy B. Norris, Todd Suomela, First Monday, 2017/09/01
This is a detailed analysis and c riticism of the 'information ecosystem' metaphor. The authors argue that human societies are not ecosystems and that the use of the metaphor obscures important elements of communities and human interaction. More...

All the routine jobs
Kate Bowles, Music for Deckchairs, 2017/08/29
This is a lovely post that looks at the (unattributed) nature of routine work. It's a bit like the art derived from Google book scanners, showing how the work of the invisible is essential to the product(s) we see today. More...

Obtaining Permission to Blog With Students
Kathleen Morris, The Edublogger, 2017/08/29
I may sound like a bit of a crank when I say this, but I think it's ridiculous that you should have to seek permission in order to blog with your students. We (most of us) don't live in dictatorships. More...