William Deresiewicz' - Excellent Sheep - Fall 2014
An excellent talk from the author of *Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Eliter & The Way to a Meaningful Life*. The book is based on an article that appeared in the *American Scholar* in 2008. The article and book is a wake-up call for all those that have embraced a neo-liberal view of education.
The following is . . .
YSU Doesn't Have a Financial Problem—It has a Priority Problem
[Note: An earlier version of this post mistakenly listed the cost of cell phones at $175,000. The actual number is $17,500. Also, it is 44% of overhead lights and not 48% that require replacing.]
In 1939 Robert Hutchins, then president of the University of Chicago made what many would see as a radical move. He abolished the football . . .
YSU Doesn't Have a Financial Problem—It has a Priority Problem
[Note: An earlier version of this post mistakenly listed the cost of cell phones at $175,000. The actual number is $17,500. Also, it is 44% of overhead lights and not 48% that require replacing.]
In 1939 Robert Hutchins, then president of the University of Chicago made what many would see as a radical move. He abolished the football . . .
Administration, Athletics, and Sacred Cows
In the next few weeks and months Youngstown State is going to be making decisions that will dramatically affect its future. It is convenient to characterize these decisions as strictly financial. Youngstown State is currently facing somewhere around a $6 million deficit. How the University chooses to deal with this deficit is not only an . . .
Administration, Athletics, and Sacred Cows
In the next few weeks and months Youngstown State is going to be making decisions that will dramatically affect its future. It is convenient to characterize these decisions as strictly financial. Youngstown State is currently facing somewhere around a $6 million deficit. How the University chooses to deal with this deficit is not only an . . .
Fracking Common Sense
The following is an article by myself and several members of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at YSU on the issue of fracking, jobs, and the purpose of a university.
Fracking common sense
By Deborah Mower, Mark Vopat, Alan Tomhave and Michael Jerryson
The Jambar.com
Published: Wednesday, September . . .
Fracking Common Sense
The following is an article by myself and several members of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at YSU on the issue of fracking, jobs, and the purpose of a university.
Fracking common sense
By Deborah Mower, Mark Vopat, Alan Tomhave and Michael Jerryson
The Jambar.com
Published: Wednesday, September . . .
