What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Who pays for higher education, in the U.S. and around the world? Scott Jaschik interviews (by email) the authors of Financing Higher Education Worldwide (D. Bruce Johnstone & Pamela N. Marcucci. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010) in … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Show Me the Money
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Week in Review: World Cup Edition
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Faith and Freedom (Inside Higher Ed, June 9): Our brothers and sisters to the north are facing an interesting debate. The Canadian Association of University Teachers (the largest Canadian faculty association) has begun a campaign to … [Read more...] about Week in Review: World Cup Edition
Week in Review: Culture Gaps, Identity, Transitions
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. More on Waltke: Christianity Today has published a summary of the story of Bruce Waltke's resignation and reactions to it. If you remember, ESN posted a long summary of the situation with many links. 2. Putting Abortion on the Curriculum: In … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Culture Gaps, Identity, Transitions
Week in Review: Why Can’t We Be Friends? Edition
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. In the last Week in Review we kicked off with highlighting Seth Godin's take on the coming melt-down in higher education. Since then, the Chronicle of Higher Education thought Godin's piece was worth posting. That action, along with the … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Why Can’t We Be Friends? Edition
Week in Review: Friends of Computers and Animals Edition
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Friend Request: Confirm or Ignore? (Tom Bartlett, Chronicle of Higher Education, 4/5/2010). Are "we" (are you) becoming more friendly due to increased use of the internet tools such Facebook? Is there a positive feedback loop of increased … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Friends of Computers and Animals Edition