MetaFilter posts tagged with academia and education

Liberal Arts 2.0

divabat — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:44:16 -0800

"What are the new liberal arts?", asks SnarkMarket, inspired by Jason Kottke's tagline and Edge. The blog post has turned into a pitch for a new collaborative book, with spirited discussions and over 100 suggestions including photography, design, relationships, mythology, intuitive thinking, synthesis, knowledge mastery, search, archiving, play, and home economics.

The e-learning web

bwerdmuller — Fri, 13 May 2005 01:19:48 -0800

Some people make courses available; some talk about opening up learning using the Internet. The Netherlands gives itself a head start by releasing all its research material for free. (Here's links to the repositories.)

The Academic Freedom Bill of Rights

hex1848 — Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:00:50 -0800

The Academic Freedom Bill of Rights is slowly making its way through the Florida Senate. This bill would give students the right to sue professors if they feel their beliefs are not being respected during a class.

Governor's Schools

whoshotwho — Sun, 13 Jun 2004 08:17:02 -0800

Arkansas Governor's School , one of over 100 "Governor's Schools," starts today. The program is going in to its 24th year despite years of controversy over several mediums.

HR 3077 - unprecedented federally mandated intrusion into the content and conduct of university-based area studies programmes.

specialk420 — Fri, 16 Apr 2004 17:02:28 -0800

HR 3077 - "unprecedented federally mandated intrusion into the content and conduct of university-based area studies programmes."

"There is a great deal at stake for American higher education and academic freedom. If HR 3077 becomes law - the Senate will review the bill next - it will create a board that monitors how closely universities reflect government policy. Since the legislation assumes that any flaw lies 'with the experts, not the policy', the government could be given the power to introduce politically sympathetic voices into the academic mainstream and to reshape the boundaries of academic inquiry. Institutional resistance would presumably be punished by the withdrawal of funds, which would be extremely damaging to Middle East centres especially."

you didn't have reason to call your congressperson tomorrow? you do now. frightening.

via the excellent openbrackets.com

Stay between the lines.

sarajflemming — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 13:37:48 -0800

Teacher sues over limits on history curriculum. "A seventh-grade social studies teacher in Presque Isle [Maine] who said he was barred from teaching about non-Christian civilizations has sued his school district, claiming it violated his First Amendment right of free expression."

College Cost Crisis

SandeepKrishnamurthy — Thu, 18 Sep 2003 09:25:55 -0800

College Cost Crisis (pdf alert) Tuition at universities continue to mount. This recent Congressional report chronicles this increase- but places the blame squarely on the Universities. Do you buy it?

Uncover your Breasts, We cover your tuition

DragonBoy — Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:38:33 -0800

Forget scholarships and pell grants, there's a new way to pay for college. For all the nubile college co-eds out there wondering how they are going to pay for their schooling with student aid being under-funded and costs increasing, strip clubs in Windsor, Ontario and in Detroit, Michigan are paying the way. The clubs will pay $1,500 to $2,000 in educational expenses per year to women or men who work three or four seven-hour shifts in their clubs. The money is on top of the $10 an hour that dancers are paid; in addition to cash they get from tips and private dances.

There's a catch though. In addition to jiggling more than their required class work, the dancers must also maintain a healthy, robust and voluptuous B average to receive the financial aid. Obviously this program is sexist in more ways than one, but Robert Katzman, owner of the clubs offering the program feels that "A girl who wants to better herself, who wants to progress, makes for a higher level entertainer."

sex

semmi — Wed, 26 Feb 2003 08:31:38 -0800

Sex Week at Yale

delboy_trotter — Mon, 04 Nov 2002 18:14:58 -0800

If being a student wasn't hard enough, now they want us to sit in a pub/bar, day and night, and all in the name of an education. Its a hard life, but someone has to do it!!!

fuzzygeek — Thu, 26 Apr 2001 13:44:18 -0800

warning! too much testing is hazardous to your health! is it just me, or is this silly?

Steven Den Beste — Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:08:55 -0800

Why can't I get a job like this?

hit-or-miss — Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:32:44 -0800

The Supreme Court ruled today that university student fees may go to controversial groups in order to create a "marketplace of ideas". As a member of a university student funding board (and as a member of "controversial" student groups, i.e. GLBT groups), I've been eagerly awaiting this ruling all semester. The case began in 1996 at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where three students challenged the use of mandatory student fees to fund campus organizations that they had politically and idealogically objections to. For the full text of the Supremem Court decision, visit campusspeech.org.