Archive for the ‘ University ’ Category

Faculty Productivity

Ever wonder what those professors with their cush teaching posts do with their well-paid time? Educate young minds or lie about, smoking pipes and wearing tweed and discussing any topic in the most pedantic way possible? Perhaps. Or maybe they’re working their asses off trying to keep the jobs they nearly killed themselves to get. [ READ MORE ]

OCW Consortium Partners with Leading Community College Consortium, CCCOER, to Expand Access to Open Education

Remember the OpenCourseware Consortium folks? They’re awesome in their wielding of powers for good. They make online courseware available to educators and students everywhere. The newest project is partnering with community colleges[ READ MORE ]

UC Berkeley Not Radical Enough

The Huffington Post published a list of The MOST RADICAL Colleges. UC Berkeley isn’t on the list and they’re a little pissed about it. You know, ish[ READ MORE ]

College Tuition: Save or Borrow?

It’s painful receiving the short, simple advice that paints one pristine illustration which you will never ever be able to remove from your mind. The kind of advice you understand you need to know, but that you sorely wished you’d never heard, read, or seen[ READ MORE ]

Math Is Hard!

Not really. I adore math and all its perfect logic. I’ve ranted before about math and smart girls and the general idea that being capable of doing something well has nothing to do with gender, race, sex, or your ass’ ability to sprout wings[ READ MORE ]

New Study Links College Majors With Future Earnings

Yes, it sounds familiar—there are dozens of studies and reports out there ranking degrees and future earnings potential--but this one’s actually a shiny new study based on a larger research group, newly available census info, and includes gender and race/ethnicity data. [ READ MORE ]

Ways To Kick the Ass of Student Loan Debt

Loathe student loan debt and all the evil it represents? Congratulations! You are super special and we are here to celebrate the unique perfection that is you, you trailblazing badass! Not really. It turns out you're just like the rest of us[ READ MORE ]

Fall 2011 Facebook App for Financial Aid

What do you get when you smash Bill Clinton, a UNLV grad, MTV, Bill and Melinda Gates, College Board, and Facebook? No, not that. (It was my first guess, too.)[ READ MORE ]

Lecturing and Questioning

Even for students like me, who learn best by reading the material and not by having someone verbally beat me over the head with it. [ READ MORE ]

Bad SAT Scores? All Is Not Lost

Stop panicking, all is not lost. There’s work to be done, so pull your freaking out little self up, take a deep breathe, and get to it. [ READ MORE ]