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By Joshua Kim. I’d be curious to learn how much Intel paid for Kno. Reading the TechCrunch article makes it sound like Intel got a pretty good deal. 
Without knowing the terms, it is hard to evaluate this acquisition. My gut tells me that this can potentially be a very smart move for Intel. 
The acquisition has certainly made me more curious to learn more about what Intel is thinking about higher education. Read more...

By Joshua Kim. Double Down: Game Change 2012 by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann 
Do you think it is weird that I am saying that higher ed people should put down their higher ed related books and pick up this political tale? 
Maybe Kissinger’s words are ringing in your ears, "University politics are vicious precisely because the stakes are so small." 
3 reasons why you should be reading Double Down. Read more...

By Joshua Kim. I’ve never really gotten my head around virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) for higher ed. 
With Amazon’s announcement that they will now be offering the ability to rent a virtualized desktop, accessible on any screen (from laptop to tablet), perhaps it is time to give this tech trend some more thought. 
With WorkSpaces, Amazon will rent you a Windows 7 environment that runs on Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructure. Read more...

By Joshua Kim. As of this writing Twitter has a market capitalization of $24.46 billion dollars. 
To put Twitter into some context, look at Hershey. (Founded in 1894, and on my mind during this Halloween season). 
Hershey is valued at $21.66 billion. Last year Hershey took in $6.94 billion, and recognized $2.86 billion in profits. Read more...

By Barbara Fister. Though in some realms of popular culture, librarians are depicted as scary gatekeepers who are all about rules and punishments, in reality we are so addicted to serving our communities that we find it difficult to ever say “no” out loud. We say it a lot, but very quietly or through the magic of entropy. Oh well, guess we won’t be buying very many books this year. We’ll cancel that oddball journal by a small society because only a few people need it. We won’t get that thing that isn’t part of a big subscription package, and when someone asks why, we’ll say the budget made us do it. But that’s not true. Read more...

By Matt Reed. When I talk about grants with people who work at universities, it quickly becomes clear that what they mean, and what I mean, are entirely different. 
In my world, grants are given to institutions to achieve certain goals, usually involving getting more students through to graduation.  Although the funding sources and particular targets vary, most of them share a few features. Read more...

By Matt Reed. A new correspondent writes 
I am back on the job market after getting three years as a full-time English Instructor.  At my most recent school, I was on the tenure-track, probationary status.  I was informed at the end of my second year that my contract would not be renewed and when I inquired into the reason, I was just informed that I was not a good fit. Read more...