Loyalty is an important quality, but if its loyalty that keeps Andy Rooney on the air, it’s a quality misplaced by CBS.
I am not old enough to know if Andy was once insightful or relevant. In the years since I began watching 60 Minutes, I can assure you that I have found him to be [...]
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Twitter: The Chronicle of Higher Education- chronicle: 'You Geeks Have to Become Radical Militant Activists' http://bit.ly/3XQt3T
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- chronicle: Big East Is a Big Loser in Web Accessibility for Disabled People, Study Says http://bit.ly/2wFm29
- chronicle: Google Uses Educause Meeting as Focus Group for Wave http://bit.ly/3k6zSx
- chronicle: Prof makes students agree that if they cheat, they'll spend eternity in hell. http://chronicle.com/blogPost/tweed/8742/
- chronicle: Check out @Tweedfeed to follow the Chronicle blog that takes higher education a little less seriously.
- chronicle: Americans Are Lonelier, but Don't Blame the Internet, Report Says http://bit.ly/3Op3TM
- chronicle: Faculty and Technology Officials Fight Over College Values http://bit.ly/rzqSO
- chronicle: Continuing Education and Social Networking Combine to Attract Students http://bit.ly/3dBZmr
- chronicle: The Buzz at Educause: Outsourcing, Mobile Computing, Saving Money http://bit.ly/3qdqFK
- Twitter: Harvard Graduate School of Education
- hgse: Fischer Commentary Featured in American Psychologist: Professor Kurt Fischer and doctoral students Zachery Stei.. http://bit.ly/2pZi5u
- hgse: How much should you help your middle schooler with homework? HGSE Professor Nancy Hill has some Usable Knowledge http://bit.ly/4B7mPS
- hgse: HGSE Dean McCartney responds to a recent NYTimes op-ed on the future of teacher education. http://bit.ly/22lLY6
- hgse: HGSE Event: Edward Kennedy: The Education Senator http://bit.ly/FhDFu
- hgse: Follow Harvard Education Publishing Group on their new Twitter page @Harvard_Ed_Pub
- hgse: Instructional Leadership Strand Prepares Teachers for Additional Roles : This year the Ed School is piloting a .. http://bit.ly/DdVVy
- hgse: Spence Discusses Ed.L.D. at HAA Meeting: In a passionate speech before 400 gathered Harvard alumni, Professor H.. http://bit.ly/PIlG
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- hgse: Dean Theodore R. Sizer, 1932-2009: Former Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean Theodore Sizer will be reme.. http://bit.ly/26t4Jr
- hgse: New video from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard. The Impact of Early Adversity on Children's Development. http://bit.ly/2OIZ04
- Twitter: Times Higher Education
- timeshighered: What not to tweet about. We unashamedly plead guilty to one or two. http://ow.ly/yojJ
- timeshighered: @LeilaSattary It is on the ageda, thanks.
- timeshighered: So the details of the tution fees review will be annouced Monday. Keep and eye on twitter and www.timeshighereducaton.co.uk for info
- timeshighered: #sciblue debate 30 Nov RT @PD_Smith Ha! Just seen this week's @timeshighered - they've printed my tweets to @lorddrayson!
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- Twitter: E. Gordon Gee, President of The Ohio State University
- presidentgee: A lion is no match for a poisonous nut. Tune in at 3:30 PM for kickoff. Go Bucks!
- presidentgee: Trick or Treat Party with the campus UNICEF group was an excellent end to my list of Halloween activities. Looking forward to next year.
- presidentgee: I am thrilled to be back in Columbus for the weekend.
- presidentgee: Big thanks to TBDBITL for gift of baton and conducting privileges in Mansfield this week. Today, I am Maestro Gee!
- presidentgee: In NYC to speak at TIAA-CREF Leadership Institute. Unfortunately, flew in too late to hear David Gergen's talk.
- presidentgee: Looking forward to talking with faculty, staff, and students at Mansfield campus today.
- presidentgee: Heading to a meeting with faculty leaders – maintaining close ties with Ohio State leadership is essential to establishing One University.
- presidentgee: Still humming along to the music from last Friday’s HalleBOOia! Halloween concert. It was a terrific start to a spook-tacular weekend.
- presidentgee: Calling all Ohio State staff members: Join me today for an open conversation - 11:30 a.m., Fawcett Center Auditorium.
- presidentgee: Talking health care this evening at a charity dinner with the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin.
- New York Times: Education
- Prep Schools Face Cuts in Student AidThe institutions’ endowments have suffered, making schools scramble for ways to keep their doors open to students who do not come from wealthy families.
- Special Report: International Education: M.B.A.’s Guide Socially Concerned EntrepreneursBusiness school students have turned toward courses in social entrepreneurship.
- Pension Checks of Retired New York City Teachers CanceledCity and union officials attributed the mistake to the Bank of New York Mellon, which said it would return the money and cover any resulting overdraft fees.
- Concierges and Marble Baths: For Some at Columbia, This Is Dorm LifeTaking advantage of the real estate downturn, the university bought the Arbor, a sleek condominium project in Riverdale that now houses graduate students.
- M.I.T. Considers Increase in Student Body by 300MIT is considering expanding its student body by more than 7 percent if it is able to create additional student housing.
- Obama Puts Spotlight on Education GrantsTo mark the first anniversary of his election, President Obama plans a trip to Madison, Wisc.
- Florida Officials Fail to Provide Quality Education, Suit ClaimsThe American Civil Liberties Union, citing low graduation rates, says officials are violating a requirement in the Florida Constitution.
- Flu Shots for Students Begin SaturdayMiddle and high school students will be able to get the shots free in clinics that will be held throughout New York City over the next five weekends.
- 23 Private College Presidents Made More Than $1 MillionThe median pay for the presidents of 419 private colleges and universities surveyed was $358,746, a 5.5 percent increase over the previous year.
- Mount Holyoke College Names New PresidentLynn Pasquerella, the provost of the University of Hartford, will take over this summer.
- Prep Schools Face Cuts in Student Aid
