Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
I'm not heading to the NCA meeting myself, but some friends have been asking about ways to make it easier to find sessions of interest. I therefore offer this entry as a way for people to note and track such sessions. I hope that many of my ICR/U Illinois colleagues ...
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Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
A number of items today, from a range of sources.
First, the picture to the left is of Labour TD Joe Costello, who for the last 5 years has run a weekly protest outside the Mater hospital, calling for better healthcare.
Second, potentially good news for grad employees in private universities in ...
Posted in Citizenship, migration, race, and ethnicity, Education, Income and poverty, International Affairs, Labour issues, Political activism, Society and culture | No Comments »
Monday, November 26th, 2007
One of the many healthcare issues we've found ourself addressing in GEO this semester has been the huge increase in costs of the contraceptive pill from the campus healthcare centre. A New York Times story explains the tortured legislative changes that led drug companies to end their discounts to student ...
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Tuesday, November 13th, 2007
As the Writers' strike continues into a second week, word of an interesting solidarity action as many of the blogs that usually cover the content generated by these writers are 'going dark' for a day to express their support. This at the same time that another group of writers, working ...
Posted in Corporate media, Education, Intellectual property issues, Labour issues, Online communication, Political activism, Society and culture | No Comments »
Monday, September 17th, 2007
I recently got a mail calling for proposals for a symposium on "Media | Literacy | Education" to take place 3rd November in Dublin. Proposals are due by 28th September:We are specifically looking for people to contribute to A) parallel breakout sessions and B) general assembly presentations.
The facilitated parallel breakout sessions ...
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Wednesday, May 31st, 2006
An interesting article in the NYT about non-traditional students, specifically those who have not officially graduated from high-school, though unfortunately framed as a "should they really be allowed in/ allowed to get financial aid?" issue. Somewhat informative nonetheless.
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Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006
James Carey, former dean of the College of Communications at the University of Illinois, has died. He was perhaps best known for his enunciation of the ritual model of communication, which he posited against the transmission model.
I've only had one opportunity to see Carey speak, as he left the ICR ...
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
The Irish government is investigating introducing Performance Related Pay (PRP) for university professors:While PRP could lessen the academic freedom enjoyed by professors, it could also provide pay bonuses of up to 20 per cent for those identified as "top performers". Already, universities can break their pay scales to offer competitive ...
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Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
You couldn't make it up. Greg Palast draws attention to some of the questions on the standardized test for third-grade students in New York. Or, rather, since the test is currently taking place, the official practice test:The year 1999 was a big one for the Williams sisters. In February, Serena ...
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Wednesday, October 19th, 2005
More bad news for high-school radio, this time from Maynard, Massachusetts, where WAVM looks set to lose its frequency assignment after a challenge by a Christian broadcasting network. WAVM had undertaken the process of converting from a 10 watt to a 250 watt license - in order to go from ...
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