Standardizing stupid

http://lareviewofbooks.org/article.php?id=1672&fulltext=1

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Another ranking ...

another inaccurate definition of "university" and how it's supposed to be applied to every student at every level.
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Global-Issues/2013/0510/The-world-s-top-universities-in-2012/10.-California-Institute-of-Technology-Caltech?cmpid=editorpicks&google_editors_picks=true

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Et tu, Brute?

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/11/business/how-cooper-unions-endowment-failed-in-its-mission.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0


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I've heard of crazier things ...

Okay, I haven't heard of crazier things.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-08/colleges-soak-poor-u-s-students-while-funneling-aid-to-rich.html?cmpid=yhoo

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Emory ...

is so Beautiful!
Cheers,
Brady

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Reality Check

http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2013/05/02/college-graduates-expectations-are-out-of-line-with-reality-says-study/?google_editors_picks=true

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More MOOCs

I think that for schools like SJSU this could make sense. But to imagine ALL universities moving toward a blended course curriculum, in every program, makes me shutter.
Philosophy? Language? History? Music!? Dance? There is value to discussion and human interaction. Why do we choose to move away from the model that has made our higher ed system the strongest and most admired?
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/30/education/colleges-adapt-online-courses-to-ease-burden.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

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