Monthly Archives: April 2010

A College Guarantees Job Offers — or Else a Refund

Money-back guarantees hardly seem to go with higher education. And offering them to prospective applicants during a recession sounds downright insane. But that’s the sweetheart deal a community college in Michigan has started dangling to try to increase its enrollment. … Continue reading →

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Bag of Randomness

A new element was added to the periodic table, which brings the total count to 117.  I wonder how many will be added before my death. Hopefully my death is a ways off. Another science article that caught my attention: … Continue reading →

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Episcopal Priest Barbie High Church Edition

(RNS) With her careers as veterinarian, astronaut and U.S. president behind her, Barbie has at last found her true calling: as a second-career Episcopal priest. The 11.5-inch-tall fictional graduate of Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, Calif., has … Continue reading →

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