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Labour, management
Two links of interest: “Report concludes McGill is using strikebreakers,” Academica Group (28 Sept./11). “Meddle Management: Professors once ran university affairs largely by themsel… more →
Living in interesting times
May 22, 1609
wrote 3 days ago: Ruins of Fort Nassau on Banda Naira, built by the Dutch East India Company in 1609. On this date, fe … more →
wrote 1 week ago: The Cooper Union is a satirical university website, created by activists who are unhappy with the co … more →
Leigh Blackall: MOOCs are a Manufactured Consent
wrote 1 week ago: …in its own way, a companion piece to Audrey Watters’ [Expletive Deleted]…and a worthy one. I … more →
Is the Assault on the Small-scale Fishery Making us Stronger?
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wrote 1 week ago: Guest Contribution by Maria Recchia The small-scale fishing industry in Canada has been under attack … more →
Not-For-Profit: The Public, Philanthropy, and Educational Idealism
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wrote 3 weeks ago: This an edited version of my review of Martha Nussbaum’s Not for Profit, first published in Ra … more →
The Budding Trend of Idiotic Spokespeople
wrote 1 month ago: Hark! There I was, carousing Gamespot, and what do I see? Yet another asinine statement by a jackass … more →
Corporatization of the destination and the everyday.
wrote 1 month ago: Today I read that the Madrid Metro has signed an agreement with a major communications corporation - … more →
There is a certain irony that the only institutions prestigious
wrote 1 month ago: enough to be courted by the biggest MOOC companies are also the only ones secure enough — in every s … more →
Spotlight on Meritocracy: Does Charity Need to Pay More for Top Talent?
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wrote 1 month ago: By Michelle Kweder, Maureen Scully and Gerald Denis. Recently, a TED Talk by Dan Pallotta set the bl … more →
Catching up on news
wrote 1 month ago: “Taking on Accreditors and Faculty.” Ry Rivard. Inside Higher Ed (April 11, 2013): The m … more →
"All tyranny ne...
wrote 1 month ago: “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. … more →
Salaries at the top
wrote 1 month ago: On the salaries paid to university heads: But is the comparison with the private sector reasonable? … more →
Quote of the day:
wrote 1 month ago: “If it’s such a great idea to teach introductory science courses without labs, then why … more →
Reading
wrote 1 month ago: the government’s explanation of their new budget. While I cannot argue with some of their … more →
March 24: Imagining Education
wrote 1 month ago: by Sharon Wittke Community members, professors, faculty members and students gathered Sunday evening … more →
Who Owns the Fish?
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wrote 2 months ago: Small Scales has several new posts full of fascinating original material slated for the next few wee … more →
Isn't this one of the Seven Seals?
wrote 2 months ago: The government of California is getting into the business of determining curriculum with the introdu … more →
Placard at rally in King's Square, Saint John
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SXSW Recap - The Rebel Forces are Moving to a New Base
wrote 2 months ago: South by Southwest Interactive has now closed, and I am left feeling a bit ambivalent. While five da … more →
