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You expect to pay less today for a computer than you did ten years ago. But universities are more like media companies than computer manufacturers, so imagine if universities were subject to the same disruptive market forces as, let's say, … [Continue reading]
To the Macaulay Honors College, Class of 2014 -- Do you remember the first time we met, back in 2010? Under a certain giant whale? Right from the start, I knew you were something special. But I’d almost forgotten about that welcome reception at … [Continue reading]
Today's release of the Gallup/Purdue Index is mind-blowing in its findings -- and yet they are all intuitively obvious. All college applicants should be thinking about this, as they go about the process of selecting a college. All college students … [Continue reading]
A review of personnel records at Hewlett-Packard found that women applied for a promotion only when they believed they met 100 percent of the qualifications listed for the job. Men were happy to apply when they thought they could meet 60 percent of … [Continue reading]
Two ends of my holiday table: one spans nine decades, the other is approaching just nine weeks. These are the new guests at my Passover celebration tonight: my new grandbaby and my parents, now 90 and 92. We took note of the unexpected … [Continue reading]
He'll be blamed for doing too much, for doing too little, and for thinking that he can swap the Darth Vader cloak of the College Board for the Technicolor Dreamcoat of Sal Khan. But really, let's give a major t/h to David Coleman for acknowledging … [Continue reading]
I know i'm not alone in struggling to find a good way to manage my project lists, everything from the big ongoing stuff to the daily to-do. I know I'm not alone because I've read endless articles about getting organized. And tried dozens of … [Continue reading]
Fearing that my flight to Florida to visit my folks would be cancelled, I left yesterday. And so, thanks Jet Blue, here I sit, 62 degrees at 8am, devouring every word and image of the storm. NYC is never more beautiful than in the snow. And I miss … [Continue reading]
I intend to run for 30 minutes today. But it is hot and I stop at 25. I pick up the latest issue of The Economist, drink deeply of an article on Mandela's legacy, marvel at a stimulating reconsideration of Ozymandias, enjoy a pointed editorial … [Continue reading]
Homeland should have ended with Brody's death and some lingering close-up on our Carrie and her dark future: pregnant, out of work, her relationships shredded. The show itself could have ended there, and that would have been fine with me. But if … [Continue reading]