Josh Axelrod (College Park, MD) — Thanks to The Social Network, the world knows that Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg isn’t an a**hole…he just tried so hard to be. But when you strip away the personalities, the parts that may or may not have actually happened and the whole Winklevii thing, you have the story ofRead… Read more »
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Harry Boyte article on Building Democracy Colleges
Harry Boyte, Director of the Center for Democracy and Citizenship at Augsburg College, asked me to share with the NCDD community an article he co-wrote with Blase Scarnati for the Huffington Post (published 5/3/12), titled “Building Democracy Colleges: A Different Kind of Politics.” The article begins… A fit with the season of tornadoes across theRead… Read more »
2012 Digital Government Conference (dg.o 2012), June 4-7, 2012 at the University of Maryland, College Park
The 2012 Digital Government Conference (dg.o 2012) is taking place June 4-7, 2012 at the University of Maryland College Park (a few miles out of Washington, DC). Marking its 13th year, the conference brings together an international community of leading digital government researchers and practitioners to discuss such key topics as open data; open government;Read… Read more »
College & Real World Knowledge
College is a great time to learn, but it’s not the only time to learn in your life. You only stop learning when you’re dead. What I learned in college and how it’s enriched me in my professional experience While I learned the basics of education in high school — some science, some writing, someRead… Read more »
Meet Five Hot New College Startups
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Most people still approach their time spent in college in a traditional way: Try to get into the best one you can, take what you think are useful classes and get good grades, and when you get close to graduation look for a “good job.” But some of the mostRead… Read more »
Rahm Emanuel Launches Chicago “Early College” STEM High Schools
Mark Drapeau (Washington, DC) — Rahm Emanuel, flanked with executives from five large technology companies, announced the formation of five innovative “early college STEM schools,” which are six-year high schools focused on preparing students for a modern, information-laden, tech-savvy future workforce. Students will also have the opportunity to be “first in line” for interviews withRead… Read more »
Job OpptyL Assistant Professor at College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University
From the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University: “The Department of Political Science at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University invites applications for a full-time, two year term position in Public Law and Policy at the rank of Assistant Professor, to begin August 2012. The successful candidate will be expectedRead… Read more »
The Six-Pack Viewers Guide – Week 14 College Football – from Govloop’s Bureaucrat on Sports, the Hokie Guru
Wow… the college football season… almost over… but stay tuned for our college football bowl pick’em contest right here on Govloop!! This will tide you through the holiday season, until get get to college hoops… Inclement Weather Policy Changes and Potential Salary Freeze Let’s start, though, with some important government news… OPM has updated itsRead… Read more »
Ithaca College professor develops TCAT trip planner
A faculty member at Ithaca College developed a mobile trip-planning application for Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (NY) buses. Original post
The Six-Pack – Week Five College Football – from Govloop’s Bureaucrat on Sports, the Hokie Guru
Congratulations to my friend, Govloop (Steve Ressler) on his upcoming marriage. Very happy for him and his fiance’. Let’s start this Thursday with something from Aaliyah: <span class=”font-size-5″><br/></span> Good morning… it’s been a while since the Hokie Guru has posted on college football here at Govloop. It seems like the college football season just startedRead… Read more »