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Introducing the 80th Anniversary of the University in Exile

March 5, 2014 • by William Milberg

This is a special event with faculty and students at a General Seminar. The General Seminar was created as part of the University in Exile in the 1930s. Today we are trying to expand it globally with the introduction of a “Public Seminar” online. I also want to welcome Paul ...

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The Case for Thoughtful Educational Assessment

December 10, 2013 • by Beth Kalikoff

A long-ago mathematics colleague at another university told a story about his first semester in the classroom. He threw a bunch of proofs on the blackboard and then, in the last five minutes, asked if there were any questions. There were no questions. He was unnerved. These students were good. The ...

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John Dewey in China

September 30, 2013 • by Mark Frazier

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Against the Education Uncertainty Principle

September 30, 2013 • by Jeffrey C. Goldfarb

Higher education in the U.S is in crisis. No doubt about it. But I worry that we are in real danger of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. The crisis has many dimensions, not the least of which is economic: ever increasing tuition, diminishing job prospects, exploding student debt. Calls ...