Highly recommended reading: Jonathan Zimmerman's oped in @insidehighered on the NYU controversy over weed-out courses and the aptly named student success movement. https://t.co/Tx4ASIvuXQ
"That moment, that intake of breath before the words come out or the music comes out.” She smiled. “I want to be there. I want to be permanently there.”" via @nytimes https://t.co/zcFTxcQazz
Leading into a world of unknowns, a world where you don’t have the answer, the best you can do is to ask better questions, as well as help those around you to do the same.
– Pascal Finette, Co-Founder & Chief Heretic @ be radical. @pfinette
“Facts and truth are matters of life and death. Misinformation, disinformation, delusions, and deceit can kill."
— Marty Baron, Washington Post editor, on the danger of “misinformation, disinformation, delusions, and deceit“
https://t.co/yLgneKT774
“The science tells us that love allows learning, nurture leads to resilience, a rich environment generates a sense of possibility.”
– Psychologist Alison Gopnik reflects on the state of science about brain plasticity and the disconnects with policy.
https://t.co/GL1GHvjvpJ
Filed under WTF?: Former eBay execs were sentenced for cyberstalking and harassing the publishers of a critical ecommerce newsletter with live insects and death threats. https://t.co/sfngiJeRum
@steph_moore “Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.” —Alan Kay
Ten years from now. . . Trombone sales will skyrocket after the instrument is implicated in a high-profile celebrity scandal.
via Ted Gioia's 20 Predictions for the Music Business in 10 Years
https://t.co/ywj3vFHrQU
Researchers tackle the grand question: What is the secret to leading a meaningful life? Turns out you may not need to quit your job to find out. Bottom line: go with what makes you feel content https://t.co/1kByuNy7yR
"Why does higher ed need leaders with disabilities? B/c students w/ disabilities need to find themselves in leadership positions, & because higher ed needs leaders who are willing & able to confront injustice and inequity in all its manifestations."
https://t.co/qN06dC7mjx
Just catching up on the latest digital smell technology aka smell-o-vision. You know, "intelligent digital olfactory devices w/ adjustable scent lingering from 30 seconds to 5 minutes." Just sayin' @rickferdig https://t.co/P9qp6ZO04l
Too often, our best-resourced schools are chasing rankings that mean little on measures that truly count: college completion, economic mobility, narrowing gaps in access to opportunity for ALL Americans. That system of ranking is a joke! – Miguel Cardona
https://t.co/yai5Yz6atZ