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Jon Stewart Pokes Fun at the Absurdity of Honorary Degrees

Boo hoo. Arizona State refused President Obama an honorary degree after his commencement speech at the University. Needless to say, President Obama is not heartbroken. Afterall, what more of an honor do you need after being elected President? 
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart covers this silly controversy while poking fun at college in general.

May 15, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Columbia Professor Mark Taylor’s Revolutionary Solutions For Higher Education

In his New York Times article entitled "End the University as We Know It", Mark Taylor says that If American colleges and universities are to thrive in the 21st century, they must be rigorously regulated and completely restructured.
Taylor says;
"Most graduate programs in American universities produce a product for which there is no market (candidates for [...]

April 27, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment

Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review Questions the College System

"Folks, there's a big elephant in the classroom. The fact is, the old-fashioned model of post-secondary education in the U.S. is pretty much broken."

Just when I was starting to think I was a lonely, tiny voice who bothered at all to question the sacred institution we call college -I find a Harvard faculty member who [...]

April 22, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

The Very Unfashionable Judy Genshaft

Executive greed is OUTCorporate Responsibility is IN

Like many tragically outdated business executives these days, the president of the University of South Florida didn't get the memo regarding the new fashion -Corporate Responsibility.
As a result, Judy Genshaft, president of the University of South Florida, is getting some bad press. After cutting millions from USF's budget, [...]

March 24, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  No Comments

Are The French Under-employed Too?

 I came across this French chick who has just published her first book; "The Trials and Tribulations of a Check-Out Girl"Anna Sam, the author is a college graduate. Her dream of going to work for a big publishing house didn't quite pan out like she thought, so she ended up working as a check out [...]

March 17, 2009   Posted in: Uncategorized  One Comment