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"downfalls" of higher education

Posted by Emma Hryniewicz

sooo... I constantly hang out in chatrooms. The past few days on AIM, I've launched into a few angry tirades of "I hate school, I hate technology, it's going to be a long night, a long week and I feel like I'm doing a decapitated chicken routine".

And I know most of it's uncharacteristic because I'm an IT major, technology is in some sense my life force. I just have really bad luck when it comes to laptops (My Dell just fried this weekend--yeah, i know you get what you pay for with a Dell laptop). And I've learned generally that by no means am I a coder. I simply don't have the thought process for it. I'm a tester. My passion is in playing and experimenting, not building.

Today, said rant lead to a very interesting discussion with a Science Education/Computer Science double major about coding team projects, professors, and the downfalls of the academic system.

He's older so I do think he has some valid points.

His view is that essentially most Computer Science professors are resear ... more »

Posted: November 3, 2008 9:06 pm | 0 comments
Tags: academic system, coding, computers, extracurriculars, higher education, thought process

The facts: Response to negative press on the SOM - Bloomberg.com article

Posted by Deborah Merrill-Sands

The facts: Response to negative press on the SOM - Bloomberg.com article

Some of you may have seen an article, "Colleges Flunk Economics Test as Harvard Model Destroys Budgets", on Bloomberg.com. The article focuses on the financial challenges facing higher education and includes references to Simmons, BU, and Harvard. I am concerned because the article focused on the School of Management and gave quite a negative profile. The article raises questions about the sustainability of the investment in the School and in the new building on campus. We strongly disagree with the way the reporter framed the article or the implications that he draws.

The College has submitted a formal rebuttal to the article. But, as stakeholders in and ambassadors for the School, I wanted you to have the facts. I also request your support in countering the reporters negative portrayal of the SOM. Key points for you to know include:

1) The SOM portion of the new building cost less that the proceeds for the Commo ... more »

Posted: May 7, 2009 8:41 pm | 1 comment
Tags: Bloomberg, Deborah Mewrilll-Sands, higher education, Simmons College, Simmons School of Management