Month: September 2014
A Reissue of a Historically Significant CD
NOTE: Revised and expanded 9-26-2014. Indie/alternative band Daniel Amos has just reissued Doppelganger in remastered and expanded form, re-presenting DA’s music with a cleaner, bigger, fuller sound. Originally released in 1983, just as the religious right was rising to prominence as a … Continue reading A Reissue of a Historically Significant CD
Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything
O! Favorite blog post of the day, perhaps the month and maybe even the year. Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything. And if you have kids, you don’t want to miss this one either: Menace Continue reading Hyperbole and a Half: The Alot is Better Than You at Everything
Evaluating Course Evaluations
There’s a recent interesting study out of UC Berkeley evaluating the validity of student course evaluations in measuring teaching effectiveness. The results are similar to the results of the many other studies conducted in the past: student course evaluations are … Continue reading Evaluating Course Evaluations
One Student’s Heartbreaking Letter Sums Up What’s Wrong With America’s Colleges – Mic
AND a great article about how the problems that I describe in my blog about for-profit colleges can apply to non-profit institutions too. This student is, unfortunately, mistaking NYU President John Sexton for a human being with feelings, but more … Continue reading One Student’s Heartbreaking Letter Sums Up What’s Wrong With America’s Colleges – Mic
