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...This is a critical time for the graduate school, the University, how we think about education, and the role it plays in our society and the larger global economy and world,” Brandt said...
...Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner and forced former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle to withdraw his name from consideration as head of HHS. One source close to the process says the Finance Committee is now giving such scrutiny to the tax records of Administration nominees that, amid the committee's larger concerns, it has questioned items as small as $14 on their returns. As a result, sources say, the White House has stepped up its own vetting process - slowing everything down even further. (Read "Tim Geithner's Hiring! And His Critics Hope It's Soon...
...economicus of the neoclassical-model world. Years of studies of patients who don't take their meds, grownups who have unsafe sex, and other flawed decision makers have chronicled the irrationality of Homo sapiens. Some of our foibles are quite specific, like overvaluing things we have, overeating food in larger containers and overestimating the probability of improbable events - the quirk that made the Meet Barack Obama fundraising lottery such a smart idea. But in general, we're ignorant, shortsighted and biased toward the status quo. We're not as smart as Larry Summers. We procrastinate. Our impulsive ids overwhelm...
...Mitchnick’s departure—more than just the loss of a beloved mentor—may point to a larger trend in VES. As a teacher known for her intense focus on the more traditional and basic techniques behind painting—from the origins and mixing of paints to the stretching of canvas—many view her leaving as the loss of a more traditional teaching approach to painting and a shift toward a more conceptually driven department. A shift not all are welcoming with open arms...
...held by members of the Notre Dame community on the issue of abortion, but rather to honor a president committed to principles of social justice that Catholics also espouse. The media flurry that chased the protests illuminated the arguments of supporters and opponents of Obama but has missed the larger question here: Why are people so surprised (and indignant) that Catholics are pissed off about this...