Several weeks ago, Governor Kasich of Ohio received a great deal of national attention for going against the wishes of the GOP-dominated legislature and agreeing to accept Federal funding to expand Medicaid. In an interview with the New York Times, Kasich defended his position in remarkably progressive terms: “’I’m concerned about the fact there seems…
In Virginia’s recent gubernatorial election, the candidates were so uniformly unappealing to many Virginia voters that one can make the case that very little should be deduced from the results. Still, among many commentators on the Far Right, the effort to explain Cuccinelli’s defeat as anything but a reaction against his political positions has led…
The following chart, showing the job losses that have occurred in the nine economic recessions that have occurred since World War II and the rebound in job growth following those recessions, very recently appeared in Business Insider. The chart has been taken from the site Calculated Risk, and the brief accompanying article quotes Bill McBride…
Mike Alewitz’s post “Bert the Turtle Meets Fear and Loathing on Campus” has made the following item seem especially apropos. The item has appeared in somewhat different form on the site Futility Closet (www.futilitycloset.com). It is re-posted with the permission of Greg Ross, who maintains the site. You can have daily updates from the site…
On this day, it is sobering to put into perspective the costs to our veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.* About 2.5 million Americans are military veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over 6,650 American military personnel have died in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. At least 6,300 “civilian contractors”…
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 California State University, Dominguez Hills Good afternoon. My name is Vivian Price, and I am speaking today representing the Campaign for the Future of Higher Education. We thank the President and the Department of Education for holding these hearings where such a variety of voices can be heard. Our organization, C-F-H-E,…
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 California State University, Dominguez Hills Good Morning: Thank you for holding this public forum. We are honored to have you on our campus. My name is Kate Fawver and I am Professor and Chair of the Department of History here at CSU Dominguez Hills. I come before you today speaking as…
These are my alternatives to the list created by Melia Robinson and Melissa Stanger for Business Insider. I am excluding works of nonfiction and listing my top three choices for each state. Titles included in the list compiled by Robinson and Stanger are indicated in boldface. South Dakota The Golden Bowl Frederick Manfred Skins…
FutureofHigherEd.org • #futureofHE • facebook.com/FutureofHigherEd The “Promises” of Online Higher Education: Access The “promise” that online learning will dramatically expand access to higher education is at the center of the recent push in the MOOC/Online movement. This paper examines research that can help us answer a crucial question: do online courses provide meaningful access…
This past week I posted about the impression of serious conflicts of interest in the personal relationships and financial dealings of Ohio Governor John Kasich, Ohio State President Emeritus Gordon Gee, and former JobsOhio director and venture capitalist Mark Kvame, as well as others in their circle. At the center of the current controversy is…