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A Depressing Day, With Some Hope
The election is over and, in large measure, the populace once more voted to continue voting itself funds taken from "other" people. Oh, sure, in some areas like Florida, the…
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How Much Math Do We Really Need?
That title was lifted from a Washington Post essay by G.V. Ramanathan, a professor emeritus of mathematics, statistics and computer science at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For my…
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Statistics Exam #2
Here as promised, word for word1, is the second exam I gave my introductory statistics students. A prerequisite for the class was at least "Pre calculus". I emphasize---in italics!---that I…
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Too Many Kids Go To College: A Third Conversation With Myself
Links to the first and second conversation with myself about teaching. I am away from the computer until Monday, 25 October. William Wasn't this your week for midterms? How'd they…
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The Corporatization of the University: Part III — Guest Post By Agnes Larson
Agnes Larson is a long-time university insider. This article is Part III of a three-part series. Read Part I, Part II. Prevalence of Differential Wage Corporations are frequently under fire…
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The Corporatization of the University: Part II — Guest Post By Agnes Larson
Agnes Larson is a long-time university insider. This article is Part II of a three-part series. Read Part I, Part III Layoffs and Workforce Planning A time-honored corporate method of…
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The Corporatization of the University: Part I — Guest Post By Agnes Larson
Agnes Larson is a long-time university insider. This article is Part I of a three-part series. Read Part II, Part III Background As early as 1918 Thorstein Veblen bemoaned the…
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France Strikes Over Increasing Retirement Age: The Meta-Economics of Success
France is into its third or fourth day of striking over President Nicolas Sarkozy's bold plan to increase the retirement age from 60 to a whopping 62. Of course, striking…