Monthly Archives: August 2007

The University in Chains

By Ray Watkins | Published: August 31, 2007
Most of the players in this market are for-profit institutions that are problematic not only for the quality of education they offer but also for their aggressive support of education less as a public good than as a private initiative and saleable commodity, defined in this case through providing a service to the military in return for a considerable profit. And as this sector of higher education grows, it will not only become more privatized but also more instrumentalized, largely defined as a credentializing factory designed to serve the needs of the military, thus falling into the trap of confusing training with a broad-based education. Catering to the educational needs of the military makes it all the more difficult to...
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Maps of War

By Ray Watkins | Published: August 29, 2007
This is from the Maps of War site, developed (somewhat mysteriously) by " a Flash-Designer hobbyist and professional history- buff," who hopes to help us "place today's war headlines into a greater historical context." Not every map is as elaborate (or successful) as her/his "Imperial History" of the Middle East, but the Maps are a great idea and worth a visit now and again. (It did make me feel dumb, too. Who were the Sassanid or the Seljuk?)
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