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CP3 gone

Looks like Chris Paul is going pro. No huge surprise in that. I believe CP3 could do with another year in school, but I can’t say with any conviction at all that another year with Prosser would be better than a year in the NBA. I fear that Skip is letting too many bad habits go uncorrected – you know,

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“Measuring” education

drdenny sent this along earier today. Before I launch in, let me note that the following isn’t intended as a scattershot against the whole concept of accountability, and there are people noted in the article that are behaving in what seem to be intelligent ways. That said, there are moments where other kinds of motivations become apparent to the critical

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Bridging

I was thinking yesterday about one of my purposes in founding – the need for us to think our way past “mere partisanship.” Then this morning I noted the 5e post by Brian from daedalnexus and the response from nsingman on the state of our health care system, and it seemed a perfect example of the kind of challenge I

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The Political Compass

If you haven’t taken the Political Compass test, you really should. For those unfamiliar with the working theory, basically this measure sees the standard left/right dichotomy as being woefully inadequate for explaining the realities of American political life. In their view, you really have to consider both economic and social scales to get a true read on somebody’s orientation. For

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Revised APS on Conflict of Interest in Cases of Amorous Relationships

I hope whoever replaces Betsy Hoffman at CU speaks English. ___________________________ TO: Boulder Campus Teaching & Research Faculty, Staff, Deans, Directors, Dept Chairs, System Administration FROM: President Hoffman DATE: Monday, April 4, 2005 SUBJECT: Revised APS on Conflict of Interest in Cases of Amorous Relationships Dear CU Community: I am writing to tell you that I have approved a revised

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