Category Archives: Education

Linkage: Whiteness is the Worst Edition

Posted on March 28, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yesterday The Independent published an anonymous article entitled “White Men Should Never Hold Elected Positions In British Universities Again.” It appears they have taken it down, but someone at reddit helpfully preserved this charming bit lefty self-flagellation: University is … Continue reading →

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Frank Bruni on Higher Education

Posted on February 14, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Time for perfesser Fenster to grade Frank Bruni for his essay on higher education in the NYT. I’ll grant him an A in the effective writing department, as always.  No typos.  No misspellings.  Good structure. I’ll give him … Continue reading →

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Systemic Justice at Harvard Law

Posted on February 8, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Harvard Law is starting something new, which it calls a Systemic Justice project.  Here is a write-up from the Boston Globe. What is it?  That’s emerging.  “None of us really knows what ‘systemic justice’ is—yet you’re all here,” says … Continue reading →

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Steven Pinker on What Ails Higher Education–or at least Harvard

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: When Steven Pinker writes Fenster listens.  Well, not literally.  He reads.  But language is all a kind of metaphor, right? From The Language Instinct on I have been amazed by this guy’s reach, educated through his insights and entertained … Continue reading →

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A Week With Ned Corman: Day Five

Posted on August 22, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Welcome to the fifth episode of my q&a with first-class jazzman and music-educator extraordinaire Ned Corman. On day one, we discussed his early years; day two covered some of Ned’s teaching and gigging adventures; day three touched on the … Continue reading →

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A Week With Ned Corman: Day Four

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: Welcome to the fourth episode of my q&a with first-class jazzman and music-educator extraordinaire Ned Corman. On day one, we discussed his early years; day two covered some of Ned’s teaching and gigging adventures; day three touched on … Continue reading →

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A Week With Ned Corman: Day One

Posted on August 18, 2014 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: When I was a 14 year old student in Penfield, New York, my school’s music teacher and bandleader died unexpectedly midway through the year. The young hotshot who was brought in to fill the post faced numerous … Continue reading →

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Crusades

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: “Zero for Conduct, “Jean Vigo’s rough-hewn, poetic evocation of youth under the strain of institutionalized education, is nearly impossible to summarize in words. Among other things, it’s perhaps the greatest expression of the anarchic impulse ever put on film. In … Continue reading →

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Cartoon Du Jour

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Via Eddie Pensier, I had this particular strip tacked up on my desk for years.

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A Kerfuffle

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Fenster

Fenster writes: There has been coverage in the right-wing blogosphere/press of a faculty listerv at Brandeis that is held to contain anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rants.  Odd for a school that is the pride of the American Jewish Community?  Perhaps, but … Continue reading →

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