In an interview with Frank Moss, director of MIT’s Media Lab, BusinessWeek uncovers a vision for the future driven by disruptive change. This thinking is behind a new breed of entrepreneurs who, says Moss: Resist the current temptation to make incremental changes to attract funding. It might get you off the ground, but I don’t [...]
"Drop out of school before your mind rots from exposure to our mundane
educational system. Forget about the Senior Prom, go to the library
and educate yourself if you've got any guts."
-Frank Zappa
educational system. Forget about the Senior Prom, go to the library
and educate yourself if you've got any guts."
-Frank Zappa
Archive for March, 2006
At Manoa
3/9/2006
FYI– I’m visiting the East-West Center for the next two weeks, and, as long as the weather is nice, I will be slow responding to email, etc. Aloha jm
A boost to online universities
3/4/2006
The US Congres recently opened the flow of student financial aid to online universities. Since 1992, the government required that, to be eligible for financial aid, higher education institutions must provide at least half of their classes in person. This change brings new competitive challenges to “traditional” universities. The influence of for-profit institutions is growing. [...]
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