Tag: college
member name: John M.
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December 01, 2006 08:15 AM EST --
I found this article on cnn.com and it seemed very timely. As a grad student, I find myself in the unique position of being both a student and a faculty member depending on the day and time. So I've . . .
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November 09, 2006 11:56 AM EST --
Are you:
In constant contact with your child?
In constant contact with school administrators?
Making your child's academic decisions?
Feel bad about yourself when your child does not do well? . . .
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September 27, 2006 05:00 AM EDT --
from cnn.com:
"Her [Spelling's] overarching theme is to make everything about college -- choosing one, affording one, succeeding in one -- easier for families. Parents should be able to shop . . .
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November 01, 2006 04:43 PM EST --
Gosh, I'm really hoping this isn't true. I'm all for gay rights, but it is not the role of the faculty to force people to sign on their support for something that go against their belief . . .
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February 02, 2007 10:54 AM EST --
A friend sent this to me the other day, well worth a quick look if you need a chuckle:
http://www.overheardatcollege.com/
It has those snippets of conversation that you hear on college campuses . . .
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October 06, 2006 08:29 AM EDT --
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This is such a tricky issue. How do we try and find a balance between the rights of groups to be formed based on their values and the . . .
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November 10, 2006 08:23 AM EST --
Wow, this story is really amazing and truly frightening. I'm not against the Greek System at schools, but hazing like this just confuses me. What would make a group of young men think that they needed . . .
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November 17, 2006 02:48 PM EST --
What an interesting project. This is the first program like this that I've heard of. It seems like a move away from a deficit model of thinking about lower income students (i.e. we need to provide . . .
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November 26, 2006 02:00 PM EST --
I saw this one on cnn.com. A group of students at Boston University (the BU College Rebuplicans)has raised money for a private scholarship that is only for white students (Caucasian Achievement . . .
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October 31, 2006 09:39 AM EST --
I saw this article on chronicle.com and thought that it brought up some really interesting issues. We hear a lot about how students in poor, urban areas struggle to access higher educaiton, but I . . .
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November 15, 2006 10:25 AM EST --
This issue has come up largely through the work of David Horowitz and Anne D. Neal who assert that students, faculty, and staff with more conservative views are being biased against in the academy. . . .
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May 25, 2007 08:39 AM EDT --
An interesting bit on postsecret.com I stumbled across the other day. For those of you that don't know, postsecret is a place where people can mail in post cards with secrets on them for . . .
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November 14, 2006 12:52 PM EST --
Interesting article from insidehighered.com about students chalking the campus (writing on the sidewalks) with gay-positive and heteronormative challenges for National Coming Out Day on Swarthmore's . . .
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October 27, 2006 04:32 PM EDT --
I've heard on the news a few times in the past day or two some info about the added income associated with higher educational attainment. Here is a table of that information:
Both Sexes, All . . .
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February 12, 2007 02:49 AM EST --
At both Harvard and at Yale, women have moved into historic positions of leadership.
At Yale, C. Megan Urry has been named chairwoman of Yale University's physics department, making her the first . . .
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November 14, 2006 01:27 PM EST --
Ok, that's not exactly the argument that's being made, but this is an example of a case of a minority student charging that the use of race in admissions is hurting their chances for getting into . . .
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December 10, 2006 10:44 AM EST --
I first read about this on chronicle.com.
In order to comply with the new law in MI banning any preference or consideration being given to students in public schools (among other places) on the basis . . .
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October 25, 2006 08:34 AM EDT --
I saw this article in the Chronicle of Higher Education. It is an interesting debate. I have problems with the conceptualization on both sides of this argument.
On the pro-side: The . . .
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October 06, 2006 11:33 AM EDT --
Hey folks:
I'm debating with some of my co-workers about why students work while going to college. My thought is that most full-time, traditionally aged students (18-22) work more for lifestyle . . .
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November 07, 2006 06:55 AM EST --
Versions of this article have been hovering around the net for a few days. This one is from cnn.com. I am interested in it for a few reasons. I was obsessed with bigfoot and other legends . . .
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