Rather than quibble over the distinctions and priority of basic research over applied research, is it not possible to conceive institutional research as social scientific research agencies, dispersed geographically and culturally, that are capable of being partners in a collaborative enterprise with a focused and balanced portfolio of scientific researchContinue Reading
Jane Sanders took the helm in 2004 after having a successful year as interim president at Goddard College, in rural Plainfield, Vermont, and working in various roles for her husband. In an interview with the Burlington Free Press at the time, she cited building enrollment and expanding the school’s smallContinue Reading
For example, honors students on full scholarships at regional, tuition-dependent colleges often have degree completions rates similar to all undergraduates at Ivy League institutions. At the same time, to subsidize the honors program, those tuition-dependent colleges charge non-honors students tuition that more closely approaches the list price. In addition toContinue Reading
For I agree with you that there is a natural aristocracy among men. The grounds of this are virtue and talents… There is also an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents; for with these it would belong to the first class. The natural aristocracyContinue Reading
Note: The following piece on marketing research and social media is co-written with Donnell Wright, VP Strategy & Business Development, Social Intelligence at SDL plc. The proliferation of data science or Big Data analytics presents the field of marketing research with disruptive innovations that most marketing researchers are unprepared toContinue Reading
