By Eric Stoller. The AMOSSHE national conference took place last week in sunny/rainy/cloudy Glasgow, Scotland. An association for student services professionals, AMOSSHE is at the center of the student experience in higher education in the United Kingdom. Read more...
By Margaret Andrews. But what is ethics, anyway? Dictionary.com lists its main definition of ethics as: “a system of moral principles”. BusinessDictionary.com has another definition: “The basic concepts and fundamental principles of decent human conduct. It includes study of universal values such as the essential equality of all men and women, human or natural rights, obedience to the law of [the] land, concern for health and safety and, increasingly, also for the natural environment. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. As we complete yet another holiday involving the consumption of lots of food (in my case, BBQ and apple pie), I have to admit that I’m at a loss as to how to square this with my role as a parent who wants to help my children develop both healthy bodies and a healthy body image. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. In many ways, I became an Economist at the age of fifteen. It was then that someone handed me a manual that went with being a company officer in Junior Achievement. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. One central issue in Labor Economics is that of human capital investment, or how people choose education or training in order to prepare themselves for jobs they desire. I found myself thinking of this recently as I recall a member of my graduate school program. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. One of the goals of Economics is often to predict what will happen in the economy before it happens. What will be the effect of the Brexit vote on the stock market? What will happen if the Federal Reserve increases interest rates. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. I’ve been busy all week taking care of a two-year-old. It’s amazing to watch a child that age learning constantly – new words, letters, numbers, how to put things together, how to take them apart. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. This has been a difficult few days. Just after I wrote to my senators urging them to do something about the all-too-frequent killing of black folks by police, another man was killed in Minnesota after being stopped for a broken taillight. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. Did you feel that? That rumble that made all the furniture shake and threatened to topple the library stacks like dominos (except that we made sure they are bolted securely after the last time)? Did you feel the world reeling around you. Read more...
By Barbara Fister. There’s a new State of the News Media report out (finally!) and, while I’m used to celebrating its arrival in March, it’s always worth waiting for – not because the news is good, it’s not. But it’s a way of checking up on an industry that matters. Read more...
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