Monthly Archives: June 2016

Writer’s block

Writer’s block

Today I bring you a fab little vimeo, a mash up of various films showing writers in difficulty. It’s by Ivan Kander and Ben Watts. Tap tap tap  on the keyboard the writers go. Pace, pace around the room. Waste bin filling up, filling up … So that made you feel better right? Nothing like seeing other people having […] … learn more→

Should ethics professors observe higher standards of behavior?

Should ethics professors observe higher standards of behavior?

This is an enduring dilemma in the area of ethics and one that has recently come to light with charges of unethical behavior brought against a prominent philosopher, Professor Thomas Pogge of Yale University. Pogge has been accused of manipulating younger women in his field into sexual relationships, a charge he has strenuously denied. Without […] … learn more→

The Dutch definition of 'a university'

The Dutch definition of ‘a university’

The strong international reputation of the Dutch higher education sector is built on its binary system, allowing for differentiation of research agendas and facilitating optimal and differentiated access of students to higher education. In the Netherlands we cherish the tradition of a binary system, with 14 research universities and 37 universities of applied sciences. Outside […] … learn more→

University buries Google news

University buries Google news

Hey, remember when universities were only about education and research? If you do, you must have grey hair, because it’s surely been a while. Hey, remember when news came out, there was bad publicity for awhile, and that was it? Grey hair is no longer so necessary to remember that, because that’s how things were […] … learn more→

Revisiting the remediation scam

Revisiting the remediation scam

I’ve written before on the remediation scam. The vast majority of classes on campus, at least community college campuses, are remedial, pre-high school coursework (with the high school coursework most of my readers would be familiar with being now regarded as college coursework). I’ve shown many times that 90% of the academic coursework on community […] … learn more→