By Tracy Mitrano. Why do these young men shoot?By Tracy Mitrano. We know too much now to keep making the same mistake of implementing technologies without doing a full legal, policy and risk assessment review first. Or do we. Read more...By Tracy Mitrano. Almost four years ago I wrote a post entitled, “FERPA, GLBA, and HIPAA in Vendor Contracts," the theme of which was that higher education needed vendors to come to the negotiating table with those privacy and security measures in place. Read more...By Tracy Mitrano. As Director of IT Policy at Cornell University and DMCA officer in years of the “Copyright Wars,” I was on the front lines. Cornell created a DMCA process (that the Higher Education Opportunity Act absorbed in its regulations as an example of compliance), we synched these events with authorities on campus (Judicial Administration; Human Resources and Provost’s Office for students non-academic and academic staff). Read more...
By Lee Skallerup Bessette. I’m not happy with this post, but I’ve been struggling to untangle these ideas, and to twist or weave them back together in any sort of meaningful way. Sometimes I strive for beauty, other times elegance, and always coherence. Read more...By Lee Skallerup Bessette. We’ve started reading Thomas King, in my Introduction to Literature class, starting with his short story, A Seat in the Garden. It’s a story I’ve referred to before, a story I have taught on numerous occasions. Read more...By Lee Skallerup Bessette. I took piano lessons when I was young and then I played clarinet in high school band. I wasn’t very good at either (poor fine motor skills, short fingers, etc), but I enjoyed playing music, and learned a lot about listening, about rhythm, and how to read music. Read more...By Lee Skallerup Bessette. I walk around campus, and almost all of the undergraduate women are dressed in identical athletic wear: short running shorts, oversized unisex cotton t-shirts, runners. I smile internally to myself, because there was a time where I never wore anything other than sweatpants to class and all of my shirts were oversized swimming shirts. Read more...
By Michael Stoner. Higher ed marketers are not nearly as nimble as those in many commercial organizations when it comes to adapting quickly to changes in technology or adopting new online services or channels. There, I said it. More...By Kristine Maloney. The fall semester is in full swing. Faculty are back on campus, settled into their courses and are eager to start writing. The news of the world—from the Pope’s visit and Obama’s new scorecard to FAFSA revisions and the 2016 presidential election—provides no shortage of op-ed opportunities. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
