“I dream of things that never were, and ask why not.” – RFK
Posted in Columbia on Nov 18th, 2007
So once again I’ve vanished (even though I said I wouldn’t). Here is something amusing just to break the ice again. A few months ago I was leaving Columbia University’s iron gates when security handed me this flyer. Larceny – Crime Prevention Tips Take extreme care of your personal property (e.g., backpacks, laptops, wallets, purses, [...]
Amherst College has once again demonstrated why they are one of the premier institutions of higher learning in the world. Without external pressure or a committed donor, Amherst, a need-blind institution, have decided to do away with all financial aid and instead award scholarships only. It’s quite unfortunate to have institutions like my alma maters [...]
Once again, ARML has come and gone. This year marks the 10th consecutive ARML that I’ve attended. It was really fun seeing old timers and meeting so many great kids for the first time. I even met a few really cool kids from Dalton and Horrace Mann! Of course, then there’s the usual suspects from [...]
Straight from Jim Zhuang @ Google China comes one of the more hilarious education fraud stories that has come across my IM window. IMPOSTER CAUGHT High school graduate pretends to be a Stanford student, even living in the dorms, buying textbooks and ‘studying’ for exams Azia Kim was like any other Stanford freshman. She graduated [...]
Posted in Academia on Apr 17th, 2007
One especially poignant hero was professor Liviu Librescu. He barricaded the door to buy time for his students to escape, then threw himself in front of the gunman when the attacker finally got through. Nearly all of his students survived… Holocaust survivor saved students’ lives By LAURIE COPANS, Associated Press Writer Romanian-born Liviu Librescu, 76, [...]
