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I'm still not sure it was worth it.
Charging law school prices to teach blue-collar skills.
Let's talk about what's really important.
Crazy kids, crazier professors.
Advise and consent.
Why we hate professors and protestors.
San Francisco educator withholds election results.
Your internationally-accredited community university.
Slackers dominate.
Ivy League apology sessions continue.
A different kind of high school graduation speech.
Other sexual assault accusees, tried in campus kangaroo courts, aren't so lucky.
Two former UVA students imprisoned in Asia.
Protesting coddling and “safe spaces” is not allowed.
Flap at Maryland’s Mount St. Mary’s University threatens its president.
Teachers would rather their students sound fancy than smart.
All it takes is one complainer in this era of the victim.
I like provocations that raise even more questions.
Are those stickers even scratch and sniff on your binder?
The Satanic Temple's extracirricular program for public schools. "We prefer to give children an appreciation of the natural wonders surrounding them, not a fear of everlasting other-worldly horrors." Via Metafilter.
During recent rennovations at Emerson High School in Oklahoma City, workers uncovered slate blackboards from 1917, complete with lessons and chalk drawings. Photos and more at NewsOK. Via Metafilter.
"When you’re wandering through a minefield with destructive options that lead to high loan debt and no degree, it’s worth having a map." Washington Monthly attempts a US News & World Report-style ranking of America's worst colleges. Via Metafilter.
Part of Tony Matelli's "New Gravity" exhibit. A Change.org petition is circulating for the statue's removal: "[T]his highly lifelike sculpture has, within just a few hours of its outdoor installation, become a source of apprehension, fear, and triggering thoughts regarding sexual assault for many members of our campus community." More at TPM.
"Somewhat surprisingly, the Library Conduct Code, which forbids smoking, 'mutilating' materials and consuming 'aromatic foods' outside the snack lounge, doesn’t address long-term hibernation." More at The New York Observer.
In a speech given at Minchin's alma mater, The University of Western Australia, which recently awarded him an honorary doctorate.
"College may still be, on average, a worthwhile investment. But for American higher education, a ‘D’ is still a passing grade." More at Priceonomics. Via Visual.ly.
"Artists are neither doctors nor lawyers. We do not, on average, make huge six-figure salaries. We can make livable salaries, certainly. Even comfortable salaries. But we ain’t usually making a quarter mil a year. Hate to break it to you."
Seriously. You've got other options. Via Metafilter.
