Stuff for a Slow Day

The Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio (AURCO) has announced a free virtual lunch series taking place April 5-9 between 11:00 am and 2:00 pm each day. The free series features a g… Source: AURCO Announces Lunch Speaker Series

by Martin Kich Consider the following items: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the largest schools in the country to bring students to campus for in-person teaching, said Mond… Source: UNC-Chapel Hill: What’s Going to Be the ‘Real’ Issue Here?

BY MARTIN KICH The publication of a new biography of the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson, Brother Robert: Growing Up with Robert Johnson, written by his now elderly “step-sister,” Annye Anderson,… Source: An Interest, Scholarly and Otherwise, in Rare Photos

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Source: United against Hate

BY MARTIN KICH This item appeared in yesterday’s Morning Education newsletter from Politico: NCAA LOSES ANTITRUST LAWSUIT: The unanimous decision from three judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of … Source: Why Big-Time College Football Is Likely on the Verge of Becoming Sears

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Here is an extraordinary performance of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ by the brave men and women from NHS in honor of the Llandudno’s Venu Cymru, which has be… Source: Your Sunday Inspiration

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH In one of the most widely read posts that I have made to this blog, I collected videos and images that have attempted to provide visualizations of the enormous differences bet… Source: Conceptualizing Wealth and Disparities in Wealth

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH In honor of World Book and Copyright Day, celebrated yesterday, the following books are available for free download 11:59 p.m. Pacific PT: The selection of titles for this cel… Source: Last Day for Free E-Books in Translation

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH In all sorts of ways and on all sorts of levels, the Coronavirus crisis is making the case for the value of a liberal arts education and of general-education courses. As a pro… Source: An English Professor Promotes the Value of Math Courses

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH As musicians and other performing artists cope with the abrupt interruption of their professional lives, clips of bands and orchestras performing together while apart have bec… Source: The Weight