Embracing International Students: Lowering Standards for the Almighty $$$
May 3, 2012 As we seek ways to attract international students to our college campuses, lowering our standards and accepting […]
Credentials, Education
Creativity, Credentials, Human Interest
5 Considerations to Get Your Creativity Flowing + Take it to the Next Level
April 26, 2012 In writing this I realized I could write a whole post, if not a book, on each
Education, Human Interest, Music
Henri le Chat and Erik Satie: Partners in Ennui
April 19, 2012 My friend Jasmin S. Kuehnert, a cat lover like myself, sent me this video of Henri, a
Credentials, Education
Packing My Bags & Heading South to NZ
April 12, 2012 While catching up on my backlog of newspaper and magazine articles, my eyes caught sight of this
Credentials, Education, Human Interest
Strange Bedfellows: Questionable Alliances in Higher Education
March 29, 2012 Tell me something, why do perfectly fine and accredited universities align themselves with shady start-ups in far-flung
Human Interest
Now-Ruz: A Celebration of Life
March 22, 2012 Photo of Haftseen by Firooz Saofoura Zoroofchi According to a recent post by Shirin Sadeghi on HuffingtonPost:
Education, Human Interest
Dumbing Down of the Electorate: Idiocracy in the Making
March 15, 2012 I once saw a bumper sticker that read “Stupidity Should be Painful”. This was years ago and
Education
Turning Our Back On Education: Way to go America!
March 8, 2012 In a recent NYT article “Where the Jobs Are, The Training May Not Be,” Catherine Rampell reports
Gratitude, Human Interest
From Iran to Irangeles: A Tribute to Iranian-Americans
March 1, 2012 At this year’s Academy Awards, the Oscar for the Best Foreign Film was given to the Iranian
Education
Math on my Mind
February 24, 2012 After hearing friends rave about a new TV series called “Touch”, I finally broke down and watched
Education
0 TO 99 AND COUNTING…
February 16, 2012 Of course we all know that the crumbling Education System in America is but a microcosm, (if