EDUCATION
How Do Employers View Online Education?
Most of us have seen advertisements for getting a college degree online, but do employers view these as genuine compared to a degree from a traditional university? Online universities are relatively new and for a while, because they were mostly unknown, those degrees were seen as inferior. This has changed, however, as more recognized academic institutions are also offering online courses. read more »
Valuing Liberal Arts Education in a Recession
On my way home from running errands the other day I heard an inspiring opinion piece on NPR by Michael S. Roth, , president of Wesleyan University. read more »
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Bureacracy Meltdown.
Graduation is an exercise in surviving bureaucracy. The very worst part however comes at the very end, like a sucker punch when you are the most tired and cranky. Let me explain. read more »
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A New (or old) Take on the Book Mobile

In an effort to reach students of rural schools in the mountains of Venezuela, the University Valle del Momboy has started a program, bibliomules (mule librarians), to bring books to these remote areas. read more »
My Philosophy of Storytelling
Storytelling is not simply the act of recitation but an active adaption of a story that connects the teller to an audience, creating a sense of community. read more »
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Iraq Hurting for Books

Once known as a country of avid readers, Iraqis now struggle to find books, even textbooks, in their country because of years of war, looting, books being banned, etc. read more »

