Cal Football is Even More of a Travesty Than We Thought

Cal Football is Even More of a Travesty Than We Thought

The problems besetting Cal athletics keep multiplying.  In addition to the evidence that central campus resources have been used to subsidize...

The British are Coming

The British are Coming

The best recent book about British higher education, Andrew McGettigan's The Great University Gamble,  was the subject of two long reviews last...

More On UC Care (CORRECTED AND UPDATED BELOW)

More On UC Care (CORRECTED AND UPDATED BELOW)

By Berkeley Anonymous Previous posts have identified problems with UC Care for employees at non-medical campus and a particular problem with the...

Some Further Questions about UC Care (UPDATED BELOW)

Some Further Questions about UC Care (UPDATED BELOW)

In his two posts (here and here) Chris has raised a series of issues concerning the failure of UCOP to ensure that all campuses have access to Tier...

The Plot Thickens on UC Care in Santa Barbara

The Plot Thickens on UC Care in Santa Barbara

The Chronicle of Higher Education has now run Don Troop's story on the UC health care changes, "Changes in U. of California's Medical Plans Worry Some...

Health Care Troubles and a Simple Solution

Health Care Troubles and a Simple Solution

UPDATED BELOW In the spring of 2011, my partner Avery, a semi-pro cook, was working in the kitchen of our house in Santa Barbara when she cut straight...

Waypoints in the MOOC Debate IV: Innovation After MOOCs

Waypoints in the MOOC Debate IV: Innovation After MOOCs

The Chronicle of Higher Education ran a section this week called NEXT: The Future of Higher Education. Last year the future was Massive Open Online...

Republicans Shut Down Federal Support for Higher Learning

Republicans Shut Down Federal Support for Higher Learning

As you know, the House Republican Leadership has decided to shut down the Federal Government in protest of losing the last Presidential election. ...