It has often been said that information is at the heart of the current economic crisis: markets grind to a halt as opacity erodes trust
Du-Jour-ism: The Cost of Short Term Culture
Listening to the news media parrot politicians’ posturing over the AIG bonuses made me see some disturbing parallels. It seems that the search for A
Why are Newspapers Disappearing
In recent weeks we’ve read of the demise of several major newspapers. Most of the analytical conversation about these events suggests that newspapers are getting
Idea for a Seminar
How about an ongoing faculty/student seminar reading latest books on “new economy.” Meets every two weeks for 2-3 hours. Discussion. Main thing is to get
Majors and Departments
Why are something like 90% or more of our majors bound to departments and disciplines? Answer: lots of reasons, some of them good ones. But
Where’s the R&D in Higher Education?
A February 26 NY Times article that carried the title “Now Is No Time to Cut Research” starts out thus: Steve A. Ballmer, Microsoft’s chief
Innoeduvation 