That title was lifted from a Washington Post essay by G.V. Ramanathan, a professor emeritus of mathematics, statistics and computer science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For my Twitter- and […]
Statistics Exam #2
Here as promised, word for word1, is the second exam I gave my introductory statistics students. A prerequisite for the class was at least “Pre calculus”. I emphasize—in italics!—that I have taught […]
Too Many Kids Go To College: A Third Conversation With Myself
Links to the first and second conversation with myself about teaching. I am away from the computer until Monday, 25 October. William Wasn’t this your week for midterms? How’d they go? Matt […]
The Corporatization of the University: Part III — Guest Post By Agnes Larson
Agnes Larson is a long-time university insider. This article is Part III of a three-part series. Read Part I, Part II. Prevalence of Differential Wage Corporations are frequently under fire for introducing […]
The Corporatization of the University: Part II — Guest Post By Agnes Larson
Agnes Larson is a long-time university insider. This article is Part II of a three-part series. Read Part I, Part III Layoffs and Workforce Planning A time-honored corporate method of reducing short-term […]
The Corporatization of the University: Part I — Guest Post By Agnes Larson
Agnes Larson is a long-time university insider. This article is Part I of a three-part series. Read Part II, Part III Background As early as 1918 Thorstein Veblen bemoaned the fact that […]
France Strikes Over Increasing Retirement Age: The Meta-Economics of Success
France is into its third or fourth day of striking over President Nicolas Sarkozy’s bold plan to increase the retirement age from 60 to a whopping 62. Of course, striking in France […]
Helping Student Athletes Pass College
OK, choir, we sung this tune before, but here again is Maestro Bierce from his Devil’s Dictionary Songbook: ACADEME, n. An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. ACADEMY, n. (from […]
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