May, 2009 // Posts published in May, 2009
STEMming Higher Education
I’ve been interested at the new flurry of comments about the need for STEM emphasis in Virginia higher education, emanating from the gubernatorial campaign. I find myself both attracted and annoyed by the arguments. Attracted: I assume we do need more scientists and engineers in the United States. Mason has a very good record in ...
The QEP
As almost everyone at Mason knows, our accreditation process requires that we develop a Quality Enhancement Plan, and a faculty committee has been hard at work in selecting a focus over the past 14 months. The committee itself, headed by Kim Eby, has displayed remarkable energy and imagination, and the university community is in their ...
Budgets
Our budget for the coming fiscal year just passed, with relatively little discussion compared to what might have been expected. Federal stimulus funds almost covered the additional state cut projected for fiscal year 2010, which in turn allowed a smaller than expected tuition increase, and almost everyone heaved a sigh of relief. The same framework ...
Recent Posts
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Changing the World
This is an adaptation of some brief graduation remarks I recently offered,...
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Good Things
Ends of semester are always a bit tense, particularly in the spring....
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When It's Time to Leave Academic Administration
What follows involves a delicate topic, probably insufficiently discussed because of its...
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