Monthly Archives: July 2018

Deregulation and innovation in higher education

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Bob

Here’s an article in today’s (7/31/18) Inside Higher Ed about Education Secretary DeVos’s push to deregulate and innovate in higher education. I’m pretty sure that deregulating for-profit education is a bad idea which has already failed spectacularly and repeatedly. But … Continue reading →

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Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #72

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Bob

Cultivating anger is ultimately self-destructive. It’s also a choice, not a necessity. Philosopher Martha Nussbaum’s book, Anger and Forgiveness: Resentment, Generosity, Justice, which I’ve recently read, provides a liberating framework for thinking about this topic. I’m sure I’m going to … Continue reading →

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Facebook, it appears we must redefine the nature of our association

Posted on July 28, 2018 by Bob

In this wonderful scene from the movie Tombstone, Doc Holliday, played by Val Kilmer, learns that his tuberculosis is getting worse, and he decides to send his girlfriend away. But first, she denies that there’s a problem and feeds one … Continue reading →

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Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #71

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Bob

There is almost always more variation within a subgroup than there is between subgroups. The thing about this is that we often make very flawed assumptions about people based on “trends” or “tendencies.” So, for example, while it is true … Continue reading →

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Lessons I’ve learned the hard way #70

Posted on July 8, 2018 by Bob

It’s not stupid to make a mistake the first time…

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