Re: [FRIAM] Friam Today
That makes sense. Harvard has $40 billion endowment last I heard. Facebook has a market cap much greater than that. --- Frank Wimberly My memoir: https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly My scientific publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 5:19 PM Marcus Daniels wrote: > Factoid: Facebook has the 45th ranked supercomputer in the world, above > Harvard and even the Atomic Weapons Establishment of the United Kingdom. > > > > *From: *Friam on behalf of Frank Wimberly < > wimber...@gmail.com> > *Reply-To: *The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Date: *Friday, September 14, 2018 at 5:03 PM > *To: *The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject: *Re: [FRIAM] Friam Today > > > > Nick, > > > > Good essay by Bruni. > > > > My wife, who went to Harvard (as you know, Nick), was made physically ill > by the theme in The Social Network of the rich kids lording it over others > because of their weekend trips to the Hamptons or Newport for coming out > parties. > > > > Frank > > > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 1:59 PM Nick Thompson > wrote: > > Hi, Frank, > > > > Yes. That’s an exciting bit of news. I have no “inside information” > about what is going on, but inferring from my experience at Clark > University, St. Johns taking on the almost universal practice of stating > notional “sticker prices” which only the wealthiest students pay and which > help to pay the tuitions of their less fortunate colleagues. I am > ambivalent about it, myself, since the practice Incorporates the fact that > for rich people to get any education worth its salt, there HAVE to be poor > people around them. Nothing poisons the mind so thoroughly as living > amongst unseemly wealth. Talk about “entitlement”. Yuck! > > > > On the other hand, for institutions of higher education, devoted after all > to the pursuit of truth, to base their tuition structure on a lie, is also > icky, so I applaud the experiment. St. Johns apparently feels that this > policy will get them an even more balanced student body than the practice > of overstating tuition costs to include scholarship costs. Making tuition > costs more honest will go a long way to challenging the exaggeration of > higher education inflation, which comes largely from accommodating rich > students in the style to which they are accustomed so that enough of them > will apply to pay for the poorer ones. (Apparently, the Umass dining hall > is now serving sushi!) > > > > Frank Bruni wrote > <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/opinion/contrarian-college-stjohns.html> > about the change in the NYT. In less than 24 hours, 1200 comments > accumulated, a few mindless, but many interested. They are still available > at the link above, or I scraped the site and put them in a word file, > above. > > > > See you in three weeks, > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Frank > Wimberly > *Sent:* Friday, September 14, 2018 1:34 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* [FRIAM] Friam Today > > > > There were only four of us at Friam today. Three of us got there early > and the fourth walked. Also the coffee shop was full of students. This was > apparently all because of a presentation by the College administration > about St. John's new tuition policy in which the tuition is being reduced > by tens of thousands of dollars per year. The parking lot was virtually > full by the time I got there at about 8:45. I assume it was lack of > parking that caused such low attendance. I hope to see you New Mexico > Friam members next week. > > > > Frank > > > -- > > Frank Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > 505 670-9918 > > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > > > -- > > Frank Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > 505 670-9918 > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group
Re: [FRIAM] Friam Today
Nick, Good essay by Bruni. My wife, who went to Harvard (as you know, Nick), was made physically ill by the theme in The Social Network of the rich kids lording it over others because of their weekend trips to the Hamptons or Newport for coming out parties. Frank On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 1:59 PM Nick Thompson wrote: > Hi, Frank, > > > > Yes. That’s an exciting bit of news. I have no “inside information” > about what is going on, but inferring from my experience at Clark > University, St. Johns taking on the almost universal practice of stating > notional “sticker prices” which only the wealthiest students pay and which > help to pay the tuitions of their less fortunate colleagues. I am > ambivalent about it, myself, since the practice Incorporates the fact that > for rich people to get any education worth its salt, there HAVE to be poor > people around them. Nothing poisons the mind so thoroughly as living > amongst unseemly wealth. Talk about “entitlement”. Yuck! > > > > On the other hand, for institutions of higher education, devoted after all > to the pursuit of truth, to base their tuition structure on a lie, is also > icky, so I applaud the experiment. St. Johns apparently feels that this > policy will get them an even more balanced student body than the practice > of overstating tuition costs to include scholarship costs. Making tuition > costs more honest will go a long way to challenging the exaggeration of > higher education inflation, which comes largely from accommodating rich > students in the style to which they are accustomed so that enough of them > will apply to pay for the poorer ones. (Apparently, the Umass dining hall > is now serving sushi!) > > > > Frank Bruni wrote > <https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/11/opinion/contrarian-college-stjohns.html> > about the change in the NYT. In less than 24 hours, 1200 comments > accumulated, a few mindless, but many interested. They are still available > at the link above, or I scraped the site and put them in a word file, > above. > > > > See you in three weeks, > > > > Nick > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology > > Clark University > > http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ > > > > *From:* Friam [mailto:friam-boun...@redfish.com] *On Behalf Of *Frank > Wimberly > *Sent:* Friday, September 14, 2018 1:34 PM > *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group < > friam@redfish.com> > *Subject:* [FRIAM] Friam Today > > > > There were only four of us at Friam today. Three of us got there early > and the fourth walked. Also the coffee shop was full of students. This was > apparently all because of a presentation by the College administration > about St. John's new tuition policy in which the tuition is being reduced > by tens of thousands of dollars per year. The parking lot was virtually > full by the time I got there at about 8:45. I assume it was lack of > parking that caused such low attendance. I hope to see you New Mexico > Friam members next week. > > > > Frank > > > -- > > Frank Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > 505 670-9918 > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > -- Frank Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Friam Today
Also this http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/st-john-s-college-plans-major-tuition-decrease/article_ff2c397d-b162-55f1-a0d5-75b25fe34876.html --- Frank Wimberly My memoir: https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly My scientific publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 12:15 PM Frank Wimberly wrote: > https://www.sjc.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid/tuition-costs > > The tuition had been considerably higher, I believe. > > --- > Frank Wimberly > > My memoir: > https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly > > My scientific publications: > https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 > > Phone (505) 670-9918 > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 12:05 PM Alfredo Covaleda Vélez > wrote: > >> Reduction in the tuition. It is a joke. Isn't it? >> >> On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Frank Wimberly >> wrote: >> >>> There were only four of us at Friam today. Three of us got there early >>> and the fourth walked. Also the coffee shop was full of students. This was >>> apparently all because of a presentation by the College administration >>> about St. John's new tuition policy in which the tuition is being reduced >>> by tens of thousands of dollars per year. The parking lot was virtually >>> full by the time I got there at about 8:45. I assume it was lack of >>> parking that caused such low attendance. I hope to see you New Mexico >>> Friam members next week. >>> >>> Frank >>> >>> -- >>> Frank Wimberly >>> 140 Calle Ojo Feliz >>> Santa Fe, NM 87505 >>> 505 670-9918 >>> >>> >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >>> >>> >> >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Friam Today
https://www.sjc.edu/admissions-and-aid/financial-aid/tuition-costs The tuition had been considerably higher, I believe. --- Frank Wimberly My memoir: https://www.amazon.com/author/frankwimberly My scientific publications: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Frank_Wimberly2 Phone (505) 670-9918 On Fri, Sep 14, 2018, 12:05 PM Alfredo Covaleda Vélez wrote: > Reduction in the tuition. It is a joke. Isn't it? > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Frank Wimberly > wrote: > >> There were only four of us at Friam today. Three of us got there early >> and the fourth walked. Also the coffee shop was full of students. This was >> apparently all because of a presentation by the College administration >> about St. John's new tuition policy in which the tuition is being reduced >> by tens of thousands of dollars per year. The parking lot was virtually >> full by the time I got there at about 8:45. I assume it was lack of >> parking that caused such low attendance. I hope to see you New Mexico >> Friam members next week. >> >> Frank >> >> -- >> Frank Wimberly >> 140 Calle Ojo Feliz >> Santa Fe, NM 87505 >> 505 670-9918 >> >> >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove >> >> > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
Re: [FRIAM] Friam Today
Reduction in the tuition. It is a joke. Isn't it? On Fri, Sep 14, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Frank Wimberly wrote: > There were only four of us at Friam today. Three of us got there early > and the fourth walked. Also the coffee shop was full of students. This was > apparently all because of a presentation by the College administration > about St. John's new tuition policy in which the tuition is being reduced > by tens of thousands of dollars per year. The parking lot was virtually > full by the time I got there at about 8:45. I assume it was lack of > parking that caused such low attendance. I hope to see you New Mexico > Friam members next week. > > Frank > > -- > Frank Wimberly > 140 Calle Ojo Feliz > Santa Fe, NM 87505 > 505 670-9918 > > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com > FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove > > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
[FRIAM] Friam Today
There were only four of us at Friam today. Three of us got there early and the fourth walked. Also the coffee shop was full of students. This was apparently all because of a presentation by the College administration about St. John's new tuition policy in which the tuition is being reduced by tens of thousands of dollars per year. The parking lot was virtually full by the time I got there at about 8:45. I assume it was lack of parking that caused such low attendance. I hope to see you New Mexico Friam members next week. Frank -- Frank Wimberly 140 Calle Ojo Feliz Santa Fe, NM 87505 505 670-9918 FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com FRIAM-COMIC http://friam-comic.blogspot.com/ by Dr. Strangelove
[FRIAM] Friam Today
A Friam post! What a miracle. There will be a luncheon in St. John's coffee shop today. They say that we should move to the dining hall at some point during the morning. Frank FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com
