Kurt Vonnegut has died
Vonnegut, who wrote Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five, graduated Cornell (in 1942, I think) and was an editor for…
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Helen Thomas at Cornell
I was unfortunately (or fortunately) unable to attend the lecture earlier this week by White House press maven…
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Re: The over-sold-ness of college
That’s excellent stuff, Sandy, thanks very much. College has become just an expensive prolongation of high school. It…
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The Overselling of Higher Education
Higher education in the United States has been greatly oversold. Many students who are neither academically strong nor…
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Rabkin’s Departure–in his own words
This is from the Cornell Alumni Blog MetaEzra. Here’s a passage from Dr. Rabkin’s interview with former Sun…
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You kicked my dog
With students away on Spring Break, except me (stupid storm), I think most students will miss this interesting…
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The Great Global Warming Swindle
This video is well worth the 75 minutes of viewing time. “The Great Global Warming Swindle” is a…
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Get ready to be underwhelmed
Columbia College’s graduation speaker is apparently going to be Matthew Fox. Yes, the guy from Lost (or Party…