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Talking Academic Boycotts Online
Recently the NY times published a piece regarding the academic boycott of Israel. As a graduate student and New York Jew with family in Israel, including a brother attending medical school there, I...
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The Craziest Thing About March Madness
The craziest thing about March Madness is that the NCAA, TV networks and college coaches make millions, while the players themselves reap non of the profits. Recently, the National Labor Relations...
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Final Class Poem
Final Class Poem In my final class, at least for the next year as I move on to a be a writing fellow at Baruch, I talked with my students about how I hoped that rather than remember any particular...
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Quick Comment on De Blasio’s Plan for NYC’s Troubled Schools
Last week the Times summarized De Blasio’s plan for NYC’s troubled schools: “The new program will designate 94 of the city’s most troubled schools, including the Coalition School, as Renewal Schools...
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Strong and Thoughtful Response to VOICE Study Reported in NEJM and NY TIMES
When I first read the Times summary of the VOICE study I was overtaken by a feeling of unease. Reading the actual report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) did little to assuage these...
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