Quiddities and agonies of college administration: www.insidehighered.com/blogs/provost-prose/cruising
― one way street, Tuesday, 15 July 2014 19:03 (nine years ago) link
The link seems not to redirect correctly, so: http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/provost-prose/cruising#sthash.CtbFcc7O.dpbs
― one way street, Tuesday, 15 July 2014 19:08 (nine years ago) link
god, managers
― j., Tuesday, 15 July 2014 19:16 (nine years ago) link
stabby
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 15 July 2014 19:18 (nine years ago) link
sat next to one of these churls at lunch today detailing to his cohort the drama of stephanie and suzy and other assistants around a weeknight "event" and "revenue potential" not "realized" even though of course "education" is "important" stabby stab stab
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 15 July 2014 19:24 (nine years ago) link
why is disgust with yourself not factored into the determination that something is 'cost neutral'
― j., Tuesday, 15 July 2014 19:35 (nine years ago) link
SSRIs are already paid for by the bennies
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 15 July 2014 19:59 (nine years ago) link
Wait, she could have a party or they could drop $5k+ on a family cruise?
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Tuesday, 15 July 2014 20:00 (nine years ago) link
originally thought the link was going to be about secret provost gay cruising. disappointed.
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 15 July 2014 20:03 (nine years ago) link
for real
you know it's a thing
― j., Tuesday, 15 July 2014 20:21 (nine years ago) link
just came here to post that article. fucking amazing.
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Tuesday, 15 July 2014 22:11 (nine years ago) link
since this was my daughter's cruise, we went with her decisionsince this was my daughter's cruise, we went with her decisionsince this was my daughter's cruise, we went with her decisionsince this was my daughter's cruise, we went with her decisionsince this was my daughter's cruise, we went with her decisionsince this was my daughter's cruise, we went with her decisionsince this was my daughter's cruise, we went with her decision
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 15 July 2014 22:15 (nine years ago) link
There was even one outstanding chocolate dessert which always resonates well with me
I'm sorry, sir, this is Inside Higher Ed. Yelp is down the hall.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Tuesday, 15 July 2014 22:16 (nine years ago) link
resonates
― mattresslessness, Tuesday, 15 July 2014 22:18 (nine years ago) link
lol eephus
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 15 July 2014 22:57 (nine years ago) link
ty for amazing link
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 15 July 2014 23:47 (nine years ago) link
this guy is incredible
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/provost-prose/smart-phones-and-not-so-smart-users#sthash.T6bdzv5A.frMHEy6w.dpbs
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 15 July 2014 23:49 (nine years ago) link
I have indicated on numerous occasions that I am a car person. I read car magazines for relaxation, I go to automobile shows, and of course I appreciate the economic impact of the automobile industry. I am also a person who has driven/owned/leased great cars and also some that were very mediocre. More often than not, the least impressive cars that I have driven over the years have been American cars. And, unfortunately at the top of my least impressive list is the Chevrolet Vega
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/provost-prose/gm#sthash.5SCein7f.dpbs
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 15 July 2014 23:53 (nine years ago) link
Dr. Berliner's areas of specialty include the economics of higher education. As of 2009, he is a TIAA/CREF Fellow,[4] and he has served as an associate editor of The American Economist. He is also known for his large collection of over 300 dreidels [5] that have been displayed in museum exhibitions.[1]
how hard can it be to get 300 dreidels
― iatee, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:01 (nine years ago) link
he just _belongs_ as an nyt columnist. it would be amazing!
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:03 (nine years ago) link
there are 2,294 dreidels on ebay right now, why is this guy wasting his money on car magazines
― iatee, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link
a provost examines the world, what fucking editor didn't bother to say that out loud
― j., Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:04 (nine years ago) link
this is also a thread xp with people who write their own wikipedia pages
a rare moment when the word Babbitt just jumps to mind.
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:10 (nine years ago) link
http://news.hofstra.edu/2014/05/12/provosts-blog-tony-questions/
I’m a great believer in having as much transparency in situations like this as possible. What determines which shows are nominated and which are not? If there is the ability to nominate more shows, as there was this year, why didn’t that happen? I just don’t know the answers to these questions and in the meantime, I have developed doubts and questions about what happened and why it happened. In reality, how political is this process and how much is it truly merit based?
Nothing that has happened this year will deter my watching the Tony Awards broadcast next month.
― iatee, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:12 (nine years ago) link
in his defense he is like 200 years old
― iatee, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:13 (nine years ago) link
wish they could have this guy do music reviews
― dem bow dem bow need calcium (seandalai), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:15 (nine years ago) link
Last Thursday, I went to see Aladdin on Broadway which is a great Disney production. My wife and kids had seen the production previously, so I just went by myself.
― chikungunya manatee (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:18 (nine years ago) link
he did not have to volunteer this sad story just to complain about smart phones
― chikungunya manatee (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:21 (nine years ago) link
My younger daughter was fine in England. We loved being there. The accent was strange to her but people were talking English and she had no trouble communicating. Communicating was not a problem for me either and I was also smart enough not to drive a car and adjust to driving on the "wrong" side of the street.
― dem bow dem bow need calcium (seandalai), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 00:22 (nine years ago) link
this blog is the best thing
http://news.hofstra.edu/2013/10/14/the-provosts-blog-ice-breaker/
Once the person has played with the dog or you have talked about the dog, it is the perfect opening to a more substantive conversation. For example one dog-initiated conversation quickly turned to the topic of responsible testing and the conversation was certainly worthwhile.
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 03:41 (nine years ago) link
sounds like a great dinner companion, a real cut-up
The initial rerouting had us staying in Portland from late Friday until Tuesday. I followed up with the airline on the phone (an 8 hour experience from start to finish) and we were given an alternative where we would arrive in Philadelphia on Sunday evening. The alternative involved flying from Portland to Minneapolis and subsequently flying from Minneapolis to Philadelphia, at which point I would rent a car to drive back to New York. We made it almost on time to Minneapolis and prepared to embark on the flight to Philadelphia.
http://news.hofstra.edu/2014/01/27/the-provosts-blog-because-of-the-bad-weather-just-after-new-years-day/
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 03:46 (nine years ago) link
Someone should introduce him to Marilyn Hagerty, the food critic.
― Plasmon, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 05:35 (nine years ago) link
his talents are clearly wasted as a mere provost
― dem bow dem bow need calcium (seandalai), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 11:47 (nine years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTVDOx35FNg
― Queef Latina (Phil D.), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 13:36 (nine years ago) link
He did a music review!
http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/provost-prose/one-direction#sthash.tCIJF9pK.dpbs
I was appreciative as well. First, for the time with my daughter. Second, for her taste in music. And third, that I still have an open enough mind to experience and enjoy what I never thought I would appreciate. I’m glad to still be going in more than one direction.
― jmm, Wednesday, 16 July 2014 14:22 (nine years ago) link
lol at making sure the last line refers back to the title, good job.
Also his daughters really seem to dislike having birthday parties.
― dem bow dem bow need calcium (seandalai), Wednesday, 16 July 2014 14:38 (nine years ago) link
stole your babbit crack on facebook, sterl. this being about academics i figured i should cite it somewhere (but not there obviously, need to build up my cv).
― j., Wednesday, 16 July 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
Not NYT, but some good Q/A here (via Digby):
http://online.wsj.com/articles/technical-glitch-clogs-up-u-s-visa-system-1406763970
In Washington, D.C., Mira Edmonds said her au pair's arrival from France, which was scheduled for last Sunday, has been indefinitely delayed. Ms. Edmonds, who is a lawyer, and her husband work full-time and depend on child care for their two children, ages 3 and 6. "I don't know how we're going to cope if she isn't here soon," Ms. Edmonds said.
― schwantz, Friday, 1 August 2014 18:33 (nine years ago) link
Why even have kids at that point
― Spectrum, Friday, 1 August 2014 18:47 (nine years ago) link
Nobody wants to have to leave their millions to charity when they die.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Friday, 1 August 2014 18:49 (nine years ago) link
newsflash: dependable child care is important!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Friday, 1 August 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
Too bad there are no sitters in this country!
― schwantz, Friday, 1 August 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link
http://gawker.com/have-you-seen-this-hamptons-mans-egg-salad-recipe-1615373473
― everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Sunday, 3 August 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
Eisalat - German for egg salad
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Sunday, 3 August 2014 21:26 (nine years ago) link
what a twist
― Forks I'd Clove to Fu (silby), Sunday, 3 August 2014 22:14 (nine years ago) link
Here's a good one, with a thin veneer of "I am being a good liberal by questioning gender roles."
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/08/07/if-we-link-boys-with-bedlam-what-does-that-say-to-our-girls/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
Yes, he and his 3-year-old brother have been cooped up in trains a lot in the last 10 days — from Paris to Brussels to the North Sea to London — but there’s also something about the Victorian molding in my friend’s terraced home that looks enough like the parkour course at his school to encourage him to make the attempt.
― 'arry Goldman (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
Naturally, I am offended on behalf of my own children and instantly think of excuses (traveling is stressful, being on your best behavior all the time is exhausting), but I’m also offended on behalf of my friends’ kids.
― 'arry Goldman (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 18:52 (nine years ago) link
the parkour course at his school
So much quid/ag in this phrase
― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:29 (nine years ago) link
not to mention it's being compared to "the Victorian molding in my friend's terraced home"
― 'arry Goldman (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 21:38 (nine years ago) link