Thursday, June 22, 2006

This should have posted Monday, but computer fu seems to have prevented that. I repost it because it's important King's the only one I've seen with an answer, although others have mentioned the situation it's a way to stave off withdrawal, what with there being no game tonight King Kaufman to the rescue! He has the answer to my question about Wade and a backcourt violation from last night right there in today's column! 3:42:20 PM    comment []

In The Oxford Project, Peter Feldstein documents virtually every citizen of the small town of Oxford, Iowa, in photos two decades apart, and Stephen G. Bloom relates their stories. Smithsonian Magazine story and gallery. 2:42:11 PM    comment []

How to Avoid Lame Morale Events, by Scott Berkun. 8:41:13 AM    comment []

Many Students Who Enroll in Associate-Degree Programs Have No Intention of Graduating, Report Says, by Elyse Ashburn, CHE (subscription required). The findings indicate that varying levels of motivation might be one reason that community-college students complete associate degrees at rates significantly lower than their peers at four-year institutions. The results suggest, the report says, that if community-college graduation rates were based on students' expressing a clear intention of transfer or degree completion rather than simply being enrolled in a formal degree program, they would be considerably higher. Profile of Undergraduates in U.S. Postsecondary Education Institutions: 2003-04, With a Special Analysis of Community-College Students, National Center for Education Statistics. 7:41:05 AM    comment []