This is why I love sociology….
…This piece on income, college majors, gender, and higher education reform oriented toward more vocational careers. Not just for the content of it, but for the shear brilliance of the…
Liberal arts for all?
Recently contemplating a New Republic piece by William Deresiewicz, For a Good Education, Avoid the Ivy League. A colleague asked me, “What should we do about this?” The article certainly…
What I did on my summer vacation (Part 1)
Last week I went to Brooklyn and helped my sister settle into her new apartment. On a schoolteacher’s salary, she found a fantastic place, but it did need a little…
What I did on my summer vacation (Part 1)
Last week I went to Brooklyn and helped my sister settle into her new apartment. On a schoolteacher’s salary, she found a fantastic place, but it did need a little…