Test 2

Over at Slate, Siva Vaidhyanathan has an interesting take on the sanctions that the NCAA levied against Penn State, and an equally interesting comparison to other institutions that have had to ‘bounce back’:This punishment is the best thing that could have happened to Penn State. Well, it’s the second best. The best thing would have been for the NCAA to issue a death

My hunch is that this cover of Sports Illustrated will be hanging in the locker room all season long. Something of a motivat

Me and the (awesome!) students after I finished moderating a Q&A session. These guys handled some really tough questions from prospective students and parents in such a mature way. I was HIGHLY impress

Cue Star Wars/nerd jokes:They really do start them young at the Jedi Academy.And I thought that I was a nerdy parent.Man, that kid must be LOADED with Midi-chlorians.That baby is a better actor than Jake Lloyd...Etcete

"Whatever failings that may have happened at Penn State, whatever conclusions about my or others’ conduct you may wish to draw from a fair view of the allegations, it is inarguable that these actions had nothing to do with this last team or any of the hundreds of prior graduates of the “Grand Experiment.”" - Joe Paterno, in a just-released column published via Fight On

In an effort to avoid doing actual work this morning, I was reading the usual drivel at InsideHigherEd.com when I found an article that I felt deserved a public flogging.A fellow by the name of Aaron Broadus suggests A Simple Solution on Student Loans:Every article I’ve read on the student loan debate seems to be missing one very crucial, simple way to completely