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Pensions In Crisis, Carolyn Widener

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

With the number of adversaries arrayed against public employees and the resources

available to them, it is pointless to deny the seriousness of the assaults against public

pension systems, even if the charges being brought against the systems are trivial,

misleading or even patently false. Among the charges most often heard are the four

listed in the first slide and they need to be countered - that they are poorly run, they are highly in debt, they are expensive, and they are overly generous benefits.

Pensions In Crisis? A Perspective From Illinois, Dan Slack

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

No abstract provided.

Organizing Higher Education In George W. Bush’S Texas, Charles Zucker

Journal of Collective Bargaining in the Academy

A few years ago, a delegation of international unionists visited the Texas AFL-CIO for the purpose of learning more about American unions. At some point in the proceedings, the unionists realized that in Texas public sector employees are prohibited from bargaining collectively.1 In particular, several members of the delegation from third-world countries were shocked to discover that their public-sector counterparts could not bargain collectively in Texas. They had assumed that all public employees in the United States enjoyed bargaining rights. When the meeting had ended, they expressed great sympathy for their union brothers and sisters in Texas and offered their …

The Pacifican November 11, 2012, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

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The Pacifican November 8, 2012, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Nov 2, 2012, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

Reforming Legal Education: Law Schools At The Crossroads, Debra Curtis, David Moss

Faculty Scholarship

In today's volatile law school environment, curriculum reform has emerged as a significant focus. It is commonly understood that law schools effectively teach certain analytical skills, but are less successful in other areas, and often scramble to adapt to evolving aims. This book demonstrates how law schools are successfully reforming their curriculum - and lays the framework to show how all schools of law can engage in a continuous reform model that proactively shapes our profession. It is expected that faculty and professional staff engaged in legal education will utilize this book as a primary resource to guide their respective …

The Pacifican November 1, 2012, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Smu Launches Livelabs To Enhance Singapore’S Capability In Consumer & Social Analytics, Singapore Management University

SMU Press Releases and News

Officiated by Mr Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister for Home Affairs and Chairman of the National Research Foundation (NRF), and witnessed by over 300 guests comprising the academia, industry partners and senior representatives from private and public sector organisations, SMU and StarHub jointly launched two Interactive Digital Media (IDM) initiatives - LiveLabs Urban Lifestyle Innovation Platform (LiveLabs) and SmartHub, on 5 November 2012. Both city-scale test-beds aim to strengthen Singapore’s standing as a preferred location for innovation and research, particularly in the area of consumer and social analytics. LiveLabs is SMU’s newest research …

Internet Reviews: Biodiversity Heritage Library, John Creech

Library Scholarship

Review of the Biodiversity Heritage Library, emphasizing its value and appeal to a world-wide multi-lingual audience.

Everything You Have Always Wanted To Know About Academic Advising (Well, Almost...), Rich Robbins

Faculty Journal Articles

Answering the question “what occurs in an academic advising interaction” is not as easy as one might think. Many factors contribute to the academic advising process, and no two advising interactions are the same. This article discusses the different factors involved in an academic advising interaction, emphasizing the need for psychological counselors to become familiar with the specific aspects of the advising processes that occur at their respective institutions.

Gec Meeting Minutes For Oct 30, 2012, General Education Committee

General Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

2012 October 29 - Graduate Council Minutes, College Of Graduate And Continuing Studies, East Tennessee State University

Graduate Council Agendas and Minutes

No abstract provided.

V. 80, Issue 6, October 26, 2012

Archway (1946-2020)

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The Pacifican October 25, 2012, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Gec Meeting Minutes For Oct 23, 2012, General Education Committee

General Education Committee Minutes

No abstract provided.

V. 80, Issue 5, October 19, 2012

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

Multiple Imputation And Higher Education Research, Catherine A. Manly, Ryan S. Wells

NERA Conference Proceedings 2012

Higher education researchers using survey data often face decisions about handling missing data. Multiple imputation (MI) is considered by many statisticians to be the most appropriate technique for addressing missing data in many circumstances. However, our content analysis of a decade of higher education research literature reveals that the field has yet to make substantial use of this technique despite common employment of quantitative analysis, and that many recommended MI reporting practices are not being followed. We conclude that additional information about the technique and recommended reporting practices may help improve the quality of the research involving missing data. In …

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Oct 19, 2012, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Pacifican October 18, 2012, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

The Pacifican October 11, 2012, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Symbolic Interactionism And Moral Hazards In Higher Education, Louella Moore

Administrative Issues Journal

Public colleges and universities today are more than institutions of academic study. They play a role in the economic and social life of their communities by engaging in partnerships aimed at enhancing their scope and brand image. This paper suggests these partnered activities do more than just manage costs and replace state support during economic downturns; the activities are also central to managing the image and political scope of the institution. This paper presents an exploratory, multi-disciplinary examination of the market forces and potential moral hazards inherent in hybrid public/private partnerships in higher education. Agency and symbolic interaction concepts are …

V. 80, Issue 3, October 5, 2012

Archway (1946-2020)

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes Oct 5, 2012, A-State Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Minutes

No abstract provided.

The Pacifican October 4, 2012, University Of The Pacific

All Issues - Student Newspaper, The Pacifican, Pacific Weekly

No abstract provided.

Creating Serious Games At Third Level: Evaluating The Implications Of An In-House Approach, Pauline Rooney

Papers, presentations and other resources

Due to the inherently interdisciplinary nature of serious games their development
necessitates the effective collaboration of team members spanning multiple disciplines and skill sets (Adams 2010). In their attempts to harness these skills, most higher education projects have formed teams through academic/commercial partnerships, whereby academics and commercial developers combine their respective expertises in subject matter/pedagogy and game design/development. However considering the expertise in most higher education institutions and the recent surge in serious games courses at third level, one might reasonably conclude that higher education holds huge potential for developing serious games in-house. Yet surprisingly, such ventures are relatively few. …

Academic Affairs Happenings, Volume 1, Issue 1, Office Of Academic Affairs, Roger Williams University

Academic Affairs Newsletter

The Newsletter is an ongoing publication that highlights the wide range of work in which RWU faculty and students are engaged.

Course Offerings, Fall 2012 [Difficult Dialogues], Clark University

Difficult Dialogues (2006-2013)

Difficult Dialogues course offerings for the Fall 2012 semester. While each semester's Difficult Dialogues programming centered around a theme, the initiative's course offerings covered a broader range of topic approaching the process of dialogues in a variety of ways and across a number of disciplines.

Clark University's Difficult Dialogues initiative was launched in 2006 and ran through 2013. The initiative aimed to raise awareness and develop skills of dialogue as a distinct approach to discourse, as well as encourage its practice among faculty, staff, and students.

An Infrastructure To Support Data Integration And Curation For Higher Educational Research, Linh B. Ngo, Amy W. Apon, Pengfei Xuan, Kimberley Ferguson, Christin Marshall, John Mccann, Yueli Zheng

Publications

The recent challenges for higher education call for research that can offer a comprehensive understanding about the performance and efficiency of higher education institutions in their three primary missions: research, education, and service. In other for this to happen, it is necessary for researchers to have access to a multitude of data sources.However, due to the nature of their academic training, many higher education practitioners do not have access to expertise in working with different data sources. In this work, we describe a design and implementation for an infrastructure that will bring together the tools and the data to provide …

Communications Connection - Fall 2012, Nova Southeastern University

Communications Connection

No abstract provided.