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		<title>&#8220;Is College Too Easy?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/is-college-too-easy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 01:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A loyal reader sent me a link to this Washington Post article, &#8220;Is college too easy? As study time falls, debate rises.&#8221;   Here&#8217;s a very long quote: Some critics say colleges and their students have grown lazy. Today’s collegiate culture, they &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/is-college-too-easy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Provost&#8217;s update on the GradeFirst &#8220;snafu&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/provosts-update-on-the-gradefirst-snafu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 21:54:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Provost Kim Schatzel sent out an email to all EMU personnel this afternoon (I include it after the jump) addressing the GradeFirst mess. The short version is we&#8217;re done with GradeFirst, I think.  Two things I thought I&#8217;d mention though; &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/provosts-update-on-the-gradefirst-snafu/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>eReserves is legal (so says Georgia judge)</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/ereserves-is-legal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 10:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[eReserves is an electronic &#8220;reserve desk&#8221; that lots of university libraries (including EMU) use to make readings available for all kinds of things, though mostly for courses.  Instead of putting together a course pack, I tend to put everything up &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/ereserves-is-legal/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>And let the Faculty contract bargaining season begin!</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/and-let-the-faculty-contract-bargaining-season-begin/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/and-let-the-faculty-contract-bargaining-season-begin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 00:36:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is an email from EMU-AAUP president Susan Moeller about what is likely to be one of the major topics of negotiations this season, health care costs.  What else is new?  It sounds like the administration is trying to force &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/and-let-the-faculty-contract-bargaining-season-begin/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How many students did we kick out (accidentally) last week?</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/how-many-students-did-we-kick-out-accidentally-last-week/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/how-many-students-did-we-kick-out-accidentally-last-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 02:17:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a good reason as to why EMU needs to stay out in front the story about how many students we (or GradesFirst?) accidentally dismissed last Friday: in my EMU news feed tonight, there were links to two different stories &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/how-many-students-did-we-kick-out-accidentally-last-week/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The online/open education revolution, or not</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/the-onlineopen-education-revolution-or-not/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/the-onlineopen-education-revolution-or-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 12:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s been a lot in the news lately about online education and open education, which are two slightly different things.  Curt Bonk has a nice post that rounds up a lot of recent articles here; but I have been reading &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/the-onlineopen-education-revolution-or-not/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>More op-ed reading and thinking of college as of late</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/more-op-ed-reading-and-thinking-of-college-as-of-late/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/05/more-op-ed-reading-and-thinking-of-college-as-of-late/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:58:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I guess it&#8217;s the season&#8211; graduation and all, and the slightly quieter &#8220;between terms&#8221; times for me&#8211; but it sure seems like I&#8217;ve been seeing a lot of interesting articles and commentary pieces on higher ed lately.  A few I &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/05/more-op-ed-reading-and-thinking-of-college-as-of-late/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Once again, I am overlooked</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/once-again-i-am-overlooked/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 00:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Heritage Newspapers reported, &#8220;New campaign at Eastern Michigan University features faculty excellence.&#8221;  To quote the press release/article: The Office of Marketing for Eastern Michigan University has launched its second phase of TRUEMU. The campaign focuses on faculty excellence. &#8220;This &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/04/once-again-i-am-overlooked/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sorry about that&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/sorry-about-that/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/sorry-about-that/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to the EMU-AAUP&#8217;s call for a formal apology from EMU Faculty Senate, it would appear that Faculty Senate Matt Evett has responded.  Here&#8217;s the email he sent around to faculty: Dear faculty colleagues, I have just sent the &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/04/sorry-about-that/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>EMU-AAUP vs. Faculty Senate</title>
		<link>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/emu-aaup-vs-faculty-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://emutalk.org/2012/04/emu-aaup-vs-faculty-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:48:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A loyal EMUTalk reader emailed me this morning wondering why it is that Susan Moeller&#8217;s email to faculty on Friday (I include it with the &#8220;Continue reading&#8221; link) hasn&#8217;t generated more discussion on EMUTalk and elsewhere.  Speaking just for myself: &#8230; <a href="http://emutalk.org/2012/04/emu-aaup-vs-faculty-senate/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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