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Star Wars at the OMSI

At the OMSI, Star Wars is.
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination combines costumes and props from all six Star Wars films with real-world technologies, video interviews with filmmakers, scientists and engineers, and two large Engineering Design Labs, where visitors can build and test speeders and robots. Visitors will explore prototypes, learn about the engineers […]

Towson University wants to enroll more white men

According to the Associated Press, “Towson University is trying a new tack to increase enrollment by men. The school is accepting students with low grades but high S-A-T scores. The formula allows the school to draw from a group that’s mostly men without actually making gender the reason people are admitted.”
It’s been proven that […]

Keeping Track of Higher Education

Diverse is the website for Diverse Issues in Higher Education. I subscribe to the magazine and enjoy a daily dose of e-news from Diverse. I’m not sure if the daily e-mail can be accessed without a subscription to the magazine…
Academic Impressions and University Business serve up 2 of the best daily e-mails on higher […]

Fix Firefox 2.0

Firefox 2.0 is now available for download from Mozilla. This is old news for most early adopters but I thought I write about it for the non-early-adopter crowd. One of the things that I love about Firefox is tabbed browsing. I can open up 45 tabs within one Firefox window. That many tabs can […]

Not Ready To Make Nice

I think I’m going to buy the entire Dixie Chicks discography. I love the song “Not Ready To Make Nice.” The lyrics are very moving.
I can’t wait to watch “Shut Up and Sing.”

The movie from two time Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Barbara Kopple and Cecelia Peck that chronicles the lives of the Dixie Chicks […]

6th Erase Racism Carnival

The 6th Erase Racism Carnival is now online at Taking Place. Thanks VeganKid!
The Erase Racism Blog Carnival is dedicated to ending racism, white supremacy, and unearned privilege.
Tags: blog carnivals, oppression, Race, Social Justice

I would love to be an Assistant Dean of Students

An Assistant Dean of Students position just popped up in my Bloglines feedreader (Don’t worry, I’ll post more on ways to search for a job in student affairs using rss feeds and email digests…).
This position looks like it was written for me…if only I had 2-3 more years of experience. Sigh.

Assistant Dean of Students
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7 people named Eric Stoller

According to HowManyOfMe.Com, there are 7 Eric Stollers in the United States. Eric is the 52nd most popular US name. 2,430 people have Stoller as a last name. This means that they also get to listen to mispronounced versions of Stoller.
“Stroller, is there a Stroller here?” No, it’s Stoller.
Wendy always tells me that […]

Eight Things I Find Amazing in Picture Form

Kevin tagged me with my first meme: “Eight Things I Find Amazing in Picture Form.” I think I’ll start out by being a little narcissistic. This photo set of 4 Polaroids always make me feel good.

I was 2 years old when this set of photographs was taken. My hair was curly and I apparently […]

Oregon Institute of Technology 10/10

A couple of weeks ago I posted about the Oregon University System Application Fee Deferral Form. The deferral form allows students with high financial need to defer their admissions application fee ($50) at an Oregon University System School.
I decided to rank each of the state schools in Oregon on the basis of whether or […]