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Apparently, there was a “rave party” at the library at James Madison University on December 6. Here’s a link to a story about it on the blog OnwardState (which is actually a student run blog about stuff going on at Penn State), and here’s a link to some YouTube video of the event:

I have [...]

Long-time EMUTalk.org commentator “Alum” sent me some crime statistic data a while ago, and I am just now procrastinating long enough from the work I should be doing during finals week finding the time to make this available here. It’s interesting stuff.

Here’s a chart that breaks down the data, comparing EMU to other state [...]

More or less in this chronological order, here are some of my favorite posts of 2008 (after the “Read More” break). I have to say that I think that my favorite headline for last year was Does the EMU student center smell like poo? But feel free to take a look through these [...]

Now that everyone’s turkey/Emu omlettes have settled:

EMUTalk.org regular Public Crabgrass sent me a link to a provocative story very worthy of sharing here: “Transformation 101,” which was in the Washington Monthly and written by Kevin Carey, who is a researcher at a D.C. education think-tank. I’m not entirely sure I agree with the basic [...]

EMUTalk.org regular Mark Higbee sent me a link to an interesting article in the most recent Chronicle of Higher Education, “Studies link use of part-time instructors to lower student success.” Here are the opening paragraphs:

At a time when colleges are under increasing financial pressure to rely more on part-time faculty, three new studies suggest [...]

They’ve called it. It’s that one.

This kind of crosses over into more of the political than I usually go here at EMUTalk.org, but I couldn’t resist:

As I noticed via the Ypsi City Desk this afternoon, for the upcoming presidential campaign, the Ann Arbor News has joined the ranks of the firmly uncommitted. Or, more accurately perhaps, “For [...]

For better or worse, the bailout passed and was quickly signed into law last week. What does it all mean? Well, if you get a chance this weekend or remember to download it Monday for free, take a listen to this episode of This American Life that explains the whole Wall street mess [...]