The picture above is one of the few I have of myself during my college years. It was taken in my Sophomore year in 1966 outside my Quonset hut type dormitory at Purdue University. Continue reading Mosaic of Life #57 – The College Years – Part 1 Paying For It
I need to start posting on my new topic entitled “About Diversity”. I am currently reading several books on the topic that will take time to complete. Before that comes to fruition, I will post some here about my early … Continue reading Fear Of Diversity Is Primarily About The Unknown…
Not Enough Teachers I saw an interesting article in the New York Times recently that says that students seeking an education in computer science is being stifled by the lack of teachers/professors. I don’t know how much college educators make but I’m sure it is low compared to the likes of Silicon Valley’s six-figure salaries. Many of today’s college-age students see their future in computer science so the number of people seeking degrees in that academic area has doubled in the last four years. Maybe the teacher shortage is a good thing as it will prevent an overabundance of graduates? … Continue reading This N’ That – Who’s The Liar-In-Chief?
“It doesn’t matter how sleazy they are if they are part of your tribe you support them.” Has our politics degraded to this? Some of the pundits say it has but I think it might not be so I was in college in the 1960’s and I can remember that the nightly news was all about campus protests and sit-ins. If you believed the reports back then every kid who was in college was a pot-smoking hippie. The reality of it, for at least Purdue University, was that the vast majority of us were just going to classes and doing … Continue reading Part Of The Tribe…
RJ's Corner - Having My Say 