For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? — Matthew 16:26, something called The Bye-bul? Not to get all Old Testament on that thing, but this verse came to mind as I woke up to news of the new gainful employment regulations released today. It’s the kind of verse IRead More “New Gainful Regs: For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul?”
Monthly Archives: October 2014
Top ?: Race, Gender, Credentialism
I believe Diverse Issues of Higher Education has produced it’s annual “Top 100 Degree Producers of [insert ethnic/racial minority]” since the 1990s. The publication used to be called Black Issues in Higher Education and the earliest citation I can find in ERIC is 1994. It may predate archiving. If anyone knows that history exactly I’dRead More “Top ?: Race, Gender, Credentialism”
Thoughts on a Theory: New Media and Representation
This post has two antecedents, one more ignoble than the other. On one side, I half-joked on Twitter that I make my friends listen to my half-formed theories on new/legacy/social media organizations, race, class, gender, and tweefing (i.e. twitter + beefing or the more formal “conflicts that originate on or encompass a social media platform”).Read More “Thoughts on a Theory: New Media and Representation”