A recent “suicide” leads me to write again of things besides higher education, and see as it’s Friday, let’s have a little thought experimet: Mark Salling committed suicide and his cause of death was asphyxia by hanging, coroner’s report reveals This is the second Glee actor to commit suicide. This particular guy was under investigation […] … learn more→

Academics in the liberal arts face many personal and professional anxieties, but there is one deep concern that underlies them all: the demise of the book. Opening the pages of a library book was for centuries a source of unalloyed intellectual, spiritual and social pleasure for all academics. That experience was a treasure we shared […] … learn more→

We are often warned against being judgemental. “Judge not, lest ye be judged”, for example, reminds us how vulnerable we are to others’ estimations of us, and how likely those estimations are to be biased. Nevertheless, we continue to make judgements, both positive and negative, because we have evolved to do so. Human brains have […] … learn more→

Tolerance is one of the most familiar words in the English language. By definition it is neither virtue nor vice and may be either, depending on context. Its subject matter is usually negative; we don’t tolerate things we like — we endorse or affirm them. We tolerate things we do not like but that we […] … learn more→

Each year in the United States, approximately 5 to 7.5 million students in the nation’s K-12 schools miss a month or more of school. That means 150 to 225 million instructional days are lost every school year. The problem is more pronounced in low-income urban communities throughout the country. In elementary school, for example, students who live […] … learn more→

Are you preparing for the upcoming weekend? If so, there is a pretty good chance that you’re going to want to head outside and hang out with your favorite buddies. Unfortunately, the weekends can be pretty expensive. You’ll be required to pay for drinks, food and admission to various attractions. Isn’t there a way to […] … learn more→

Philosophy has deep roots, with a clear historical evolution.  It is about knowledge, and the argument for why (and how) we exist in the first place. Western Philosophy is considered by many to be the foundation of philosophy in our modern times.  Early philosophers before Socrates focused hypotheses on metaphysics, or the Study of Existence […] … learn more→

I’ve been thinking a great deal lately about how disruption will play out in American higher education. My hopes – and concerns – reflect a bedrock belief that America’s colleges and universities operate on an unsustainable finance model that must adapt to new realities. It is impossible to predict how many colleges and universities have the capacity […] … learn more→

  When I was at a fake community college, every semester someone with a Ph.D. in Education would come in and lecture us on “how to teach.” It was either basic advice that anyone with 3 months of experience would know (“Make sure more than 1 answer in a multiple choice question is at least […] … learn more→

Cryptocurrency is a relatively new financial and investing instrument. Its popularity started with the meteoric rise of Bitcoin, but important details about cryptocurrency are still a mystery to many individuals. Despite this, more people grow curious about digital coins as the technology literacy of society expands. A Powerful New Financial Instrument Emerges As cryptocurrency headlines […] … learn more→