Monthly Archives: July 2013

Online Locomotive

Posted on July 27, 2013 by briansandberg

The drive to implement MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) in higher education has become powerful. An article by Rob Jenkins in the Chronicle of Higher Education is calling the pro-MOOC movement an “online locomotive.” Jenkins, a professor of English at … Continue reading →

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Of Dissertation ‘Embargos’ and Academic Publishing

Posted on July 25, 2013 by briansandberg

The American Historical Association’s Council has issued a statement advocating “embargos” on Ph.D. dissertations. The idea is to avoid having Ph.D. dissertations diffused freely on the internet as soon as they are deposited. Instead, dissertations would be available through limited … Continue reading →

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Short-Term Fix for Student Loans

Posted on July 25, 2013 by briansandberg

The U.S. Senate has approved legislation that would provide a short-term fix for the interest rates of federal student loans. If the legislation passes the U.S. House of Representatives current students would pay lower interest rates. But, there is a … Continue reading →

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Warrior Pursuits on the Radio

Posted on July 20, 2013 by briansandberg

A discussion of Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France (2010) has been broadcast on internet radio on the New Books Network (NBN). Jay Lockenour recently interviewed me about Warrior Pursuits on New Books in Military … Continue reading →

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Revisiting the Costa Concordia Disaster

Posted on July 20, 2013 by briansandberg

The cruise liner Costa Concordia wrecked into the isola di Giglio, off the coast of Tuscany, on 13 January 2012. The ship then heeled over and partially capsized while its roughly 4,000 passengers were evacuating the ship. Thirty-two people died … Continue reading →

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Judith Slaying Holofernes (in Chicago)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by briansandberg

Artemesia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes (c. 1620) is coming to Chicago! This famous painting is one of the quintessential images of gender and violence in the early modern period, as well as one of the masterpieces of one of the … Continue reading →

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MOOCs and Remedial Education

Posted on July 19, 2013 by briansandberg

Some community colleges have found a new way of incorporating MOOCs—not by replacing their courses, but by creating online study guides for students taking remedial classes or placement examinations. Community colleges such as Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland, Ohio) “have created their … Continue reading →

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Feminism, Politics, and Nudity in France

Posted on July 19, 2013 by briansandberg

Nude protests by women in Femen and marches by Muslim women who want to wear a veil in public have both created sustained controversy on feminism in French society and politics. An essay by Mona Chollet entitled, “Femen partou, féminisme … Continue reading →

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The New Norm in Dorms

Posted on July 18, 2013 by briansandberg

When considering the costs of higher education, keep in mind that educational costs should be separated from the costs of living. Students (and their parents) are increasingly demanding luxurious accommodations and student facilities that increase the cost of living on … Continue reading →

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Religion and Politics on Wikipedia (Edited)

Posted on July 18, 2013 by briansandberg

Despite its encyclopedic pretensions, Wikipedia is an unstable and undependable as a repository of knowledge. Since each entry can be endlessly edited and re-edited by Wikipedia workers and users, none of the information provided on the platform is reliable. Topics … Continue reading →

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