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Blog Entries by Paul Stoller from 01/2012

Corporate Campuses

| Posted 01.08.2012 | College
Read More: Social Inequality, Recession, College News, Tuition Increase, University President Salaries, College Presidents, Occupy Colleges, Total Institution, Corporate Culture, University Administrators, College News

The astounding rise in the salaries of college and university presidents symbolizes a disturbing transformation of the university, a transformation that underscores a shift in our cultural values.

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Media Matters In Africa

| Posted 01.16.2012 | Media
Read More: Social Resilience, Islam, Mali, Africa, Nigeria, Ethnocentrism, Travel, Senegal, Media, Global Poverty, Media News

The more humane dimension of African social life, however is rarely discussed in the press. Patrick Smith's commentary of superficial impressions is, I'm afraid, much more common.

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Class Illusions Revisited

| Posted 01.26.2012 | Politics
Read More: Gop Class Warfare, Obama Romney Class Warfare, Barack Obama Taxes, Gingrich Class Warfare, Mitt Romney Taxes, Governor Mitch Daniels, Class Warfare, Obama Sotu 2012, Obama SOTU, Politics News

We like the myth of a classless society because it corresponds nicely to the stories we like to tell ourselves about the United States and the American Dream. For these reasons, the GOP spin on social divisiveness gets some traction in the public.

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Spring Term

| Posted 01.30.2012 | College
Read More: Humanities, Corporate Expectations, College, Pedagogy, Adulthood, Science, Higher Education, Technology, Social Science, College News

I wonder if something important has been lost in the mix of campus building projects, recruitment and retention efforts and the barrage of new pedagogical technologies -- all to convince our students to stay and study.

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