US science and engineering academia is doing pretty well, I think. US academic disciplines like anthropology and philosophy are doing poorly, as this article points out. Whether this is problematic or not, depends on your perspective...
-- Ben G On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Mike Tintner <[email protected]> wrote: > This article published in Al Jazeera - where else? -makes it sound v. tough: > > The closing of American academia > http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/2012820102749246453.html > > > > ------------------------------------------- > AGI > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/212726-11ac2389 > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com -- Ben Goertzel, PhD http://goertzel.org "My humanity is a constant self-overcoming" -- Friedrich Nietzsche ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-c97d2393 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-2484a968 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
