Stanford’s Ways of Thinking/Ways of Doing system for undergraduate breadth requirements allows students to choose from a set of nearly 2,000 approved courses to count toward their degree. Although the Ways system has been in effect for a decade now, disparities remain in the number of Ways-approved courses across departments and the categories of Ways requirements. Social Inquiry is the most widely available Ways credit, as opposed to Ethical Reasoning, which is more than five times as scarce,...
When your products can double as commodities, the partners bringing them to market (e.g., distributors and retailers) are as pivotal to your success as your customers.
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- While Cinco de Mayo is commonly celebrated in the United States, it marks not Mexico's Independence Day, despite common misconceptions, but rather the anniversary of Mexico's 18
Seven years ago, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), under President Donald Trump's hand-picked Chair Ajit Pai, a former Verizon in-house lawyer, killed off net neutrality. In a decisive move, the now Democrat-controlled FCC has restored net neutrality rules along a 3-2 party-line vote.Also: How to see if your internet provider is overcharging you (or delivering slower speeds)Overseen by FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, the FCC has reinstated rules ensuring equal treatment for all...
"The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture. But we can revitalize it using lessons learned by ecologists."
Competition, The American Way Authored by Jack Miller via RealClearEducation, Our K-12 educational system is designed to serve much less than 50% of American students. For decades the cry has been that “all kids must go to college.” Yet, only a minority do so and fewer graduate. Our high schools have been turned into college prep schools. Shop classes have been eliminated, along with other useful courses. Most students who don’t go to college have been deprived of the education...
By Matt Reese and Dale Minyo One of the core principles of a cooperative is concern for the well-being of the community — a sentiment on clear display through the Fight the Hunger, Stock the Trailer program from Farm Credit Mid America (FCMA) and Rural 1st. With county fair season almost here, the program is
Lyndsey O’Connell of VOICE says it’s important to be able to spot measures that are serving industry over environment.
The Knuckles show is out today on Paramount+. As Kotaku’s resident Sonic (eh, Shadow, really) sicko, I did not like it! I gave it a broadly negative review and was especially caught off guard by how little the titular punch-throwing echidna is actually in it. Now that the show is available to stream, fans are forming their own opinions, and it turns out the show’s landing like Sonic falling into a body of water and sinking to the bottom. There seem to be a few major points of contention. The...
The internet is being overrun by fake and bogus AI imagery and text. The question is, what are we going to do about it? The internet has always had a problem with misinformation, but that problem is being accelerated by AI and the deluge of fabricated lies and deceit. Is it not important that the truth is determined by how it matches up with reality? [Read More]
Tuesday, April 30 at 9 In Appalachia, Dulé Hill explores how music can provide solace and healing. He meets a master luthier rehabilitating opioid addicts, a black folk musician, and the creator of “Latin-grass,” a fusion of Latin-American folk and bluegrass music.
View today’s latest video forecast for the Kansas City area in both Kansas and Missouri from the FOX4 weather team.