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Rethinking the higher education computer lab at U of VA

porn in the woods — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 09:10:22 -0800

Time to reconsider the traditional campus computer lab? The University of Virginia has begun a three-year process of shutting down its public computer labs to shave costs, citing 99% laptop ownership of incoming 2007 students and the predominant usage of free software in their computing facilities. Issues such as printing and software distribution have yet to be ironed out. [/. thread]

How the University Works

anotherpanacea — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:11:09 -0800

Marc Bousquet does interviews with "Faculty on Food Stamps." (1, 2, 3) He also has a book and a blog called How the University Works (pdf) where he writes about higher education. (pdf) Bousquet recently sat down to discuss some of these issues with NPR and Goucher College President Sanford Ungar. (pdf)

Oxford Podcasts

Rykey — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:53:18 -0800

Forget again to enroll at Oxford? Some of what you've been missing.

Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Brown

sy — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:00:54 -0800

Forbes Magazine has compiled a ranking of the top 569 undergraduate institutions in America. Designed to compete with the venerable U.S. News and World Report rankings, Forbes offers a different methodology and some controversial results. Several smaller, less-heralded liberal arts colleges, like Centre College of Kentucky and Wabash College of Indiana, finished in the top twenty-five. Some larger and better-known schools, including Cornell (121st), Dartmouth (127th), and the University of Michigan (161st), finished far below. Forbes's methodology, which leans heavily on Who's Who in America and ratemyprofessor.com, has received criticism.

If I ran the zoo, I would not be able to link to it here.

prefpara — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:18:11 -0800

The National Association of Scholars has been publishing a series of articles called "If I Ran the Zoo" (inspired by Seuss) in which various contributors describe what they would do if they were in charge of higher education. (via) Installments: 1 (Adam Kissel, Herb London, Thomas Reeves), 2 (Mike Adams), 3 (George Leef), 4 (Todd Zywicki), 5 (Anne Neal), 6 (Sylvia Wasson), 7 (Mark Bauerlein), 8 (Michael Kellman), 9 (John Leo), 10 (Roger Kimball) Adam Kissel, John Leo, and George Leef submitted their thoughts in rhyme. Anne Neal's article is part prose, part poem.

Best Universities in the World

Gyan — Mon, 10 Oct 2005 06:20:48 -0800

The Times Higher Education Supplement's World University Rankings [link to PDF]

Smarty pants!

humbe — Fri, 14 May 2004 11:00:14 -0800

Where do you live, among a bastion of geeks, or sea of academia-phobes? US Census released the smartest cities, states, and counties with Seattle and Raleigh topping the cities. Also for those who are politically curious, of the top 15 states with Bachelor degrees 11 went to Gore, while 13 of the bottom 15 went to Bush.

percine — Sun, 14 Jul 2002 05:04:58 -0800

Can't seem to finish your thesis? Then this site may be for you. It's a support group for those of us who just can't seem to write up and finish off that Ph.D./Masters degree. It'll either give you hope and motivation or it'll make you more complacent. "Well, I guess I'm not the only one who's taking a long time; I won't stress out about it anymore".

oaf — Sat, 08 Jun 2002 21:36:40 -0800

Harvard may ignore early decision and attempt to enroll students who have agreed to matriculate elsewhere. Is this the beginning of the end of early decision?

magullo — Wed, 15 May 2002 08:17:35 -0800

Yale corrects the legislative mistakes of its presidential alumnus. If the joint that you got caught smoking in high school bars you from Federal aid, they'll match it dollar for dollar.

hidely — Thu, 22 Mar 2001 08:09:33 -0800

So if the homeless are now going to be attending university, will it be politcally incorrect to call it "homework?"

Cardboard-boxwork just doesn't have the same ring to it. ;P

PaperCut — Sat, 27 May 2000 20:22:52 -0800

Higher Education? NOT! The lawgivers have decided young economically challenged drug users should be punished by denying them knowledge.

TuxHeDoh — Sun, 27 Feb 2000 18:28:03 -0800

ABC reports on Napsters usage on University Campuses.