This article, a must read for anyone who believes in equality and fairness, will be sure to offend some. "In Defense of Favoritism" article ran in the Chronicle of Higher Ed on Nov. 12, 2012. Key quotes: “Fairness, however, is not the be-all and …
The accelerating power of technology
"The accelerating power of technology" "Inventor, entrepreneur and visionary Ray Kurzweil explains in abundant, grounded detail why, by the 2020s, we will have reverse-engineered the human brain and nanobots will be operating your consciousness. Ray …
When Tests Fail
In this Style Weekly article "When tests fail: Why our public education system needs to rethink high-stakes standardized testing" Tom Shields reviews why high stakes standardized assessments are killing education and creativity. The future of …
The college-cost calamity: Many American universities are in financial trouble
It is old news that college costs have far out-paced wages over the past generation. The real question that universities will ultimately have to face, just like any other business, is what is the value add? How are the charges justified? Let's …
Expanding our Minds: Collaboration
I benefit from collaboration every day. But collaboration and interdisciplinarity is structurally challenging, especially in Higher Ed where well-defined fields and siloed thinking are the norm and expected to be maintained if one seeks to advance …
Creative Destruction: Sell the Best Product at the Lowest Price in a Given Market
Yale course on capitalism lecture "From Marxist Historicism to Howard Head's Tennis Racket" originally titled "Karl Marx, Joseph Schumpeter, and an Economic System Incapable of Coming to Rest." Marxist Historicism (which for the most part has been …