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How to be really famous at Harvard

Byuclafaculty

If you are wondering what he said, it had to do with Prof. Ferguson’s recent “contribution” to the advance of macroeconomic analysis: Well-known Harvard professor Niall Ferguson apologized Saturday for what he called “stupid and tactless remarks” suggesting sexual orientation influenced the polices of famed economist John Maynard Keynes.On Thursday, Ferguson suggested that the British economist lacked foresight about future generations because he was childless, and that he was childless because he was gay. Ferguson made the comments during a conference in Carlsbad, Calif., during a discussion on Keynes’ famous line, “The long run is a misleading guide to current…

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Harvard is Shocked and Appalled that Emails Aren’t Private

Byuclafaculty

We have noted that at public universities such as UC, emails you may consider private might be demanded as part of a public documents request.  At private universities, of course, those external rights of the public to see such material doesn’t exist.  However, in this day and age, nothing online can be assumed to be private.  Recently, Harvard faculty and deans were shocked and appalled to find out that the powers-that-be in the administration were snooping in deans’ emails to find a leak:  From the Boston Globe: Harvard College issued a partial apology and a lengthy statement this morning offering…

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For whatever it means…

Byuclafaculty

Above are the world rankings of universities from the British Times Higher Education magazine based on “academic reputation.” [Click on the image to make it clearer.] The full list and info on the survey methodology is at:http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/world-university-rankings/2013/reputation-ranking

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Harvard Cooking

Byuclafaculty

For those who, on the day after Thanksgiving, still have their minds into food – and for those interested in online education – we note the existence of the Harvard cooking class which seems to be a collaboration of cuisine and research.  One episode is below: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ft0cwxjBKE?feature=player_detailpage]

The Way You Look (at Harvard Law)

Byuclafaculty

According to Inside Higher Ed, Harvard Law School has decided to switch from phone interviews to video interviews so the interviewer can see the candidate. Article athttp://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2012/10/12/harvard-law-switches-video-interviews According to the official memo from Harvard Law School, “…we evaluate applicants from all angles…”http://www.law.harvard.edu/news/2012/10/11_hls_expands_jd_admissions_interviews.html Puts a big emphasis on appearance, no?  [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0Gg7RULwrI?feature=player_detailpage]

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UC-Berkeley Joins Harvard-MIT Online Course Program

Byuclafaculty

Inside Higher Ed pointed me to a story about UC-Berkeley’s online endeavors.  A press release related to the story is below.  Below that is a link to the Inside Higher Ed article: UC BERKELEY JOINS HARVARD AND MIT NOT-FOR-PROFIT ONLINE LEARNING COLLABORATIVE; EDX BROADENS FREE COURSE OFFERINGS INTO PUBLIC HEALTH, COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOLID-STATE CHEMISTRY; OPENS REGISTRATION (excerpts) EdX, the online learning initiative founded by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and launched in May, announced today the addition of the University of California, Berkeley to its platform. UC Berkeley, ranked No. 1 among public universities in…

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Tuition Comparison Shopping

Byuclafaculty

Inside Higher Ed today pointed to an article from the San Jose Mercury-News noting that for certain families, it’s cheaper to go to Harvard than to CSU or UC.  The issue is complicated.  Not all private universities offer the reductions in sticker price tuition that Harvard does (and not everyone gets into private universities that do). An interesting question is what happens at lower incomes than the $130,000 family income cited in the article.  Public universities and privates (if they have the resources) can lower tuition to zero.  Publics may have more problems in giving the full ride (tuition, housing,…