Yesterday Google Books finally began to release full PDF copies of books in the public domain. As you've probably read, Google has bee...

A few posts back we noted the doings of Jennifer Eidum '03, who joined the Peace Corps, went to Ukraine, witnessed their Orange Revoluti...

If you're thinking about getting a professional degree after graduation, one of the questions is whether you might focus on business or ...

...OK, so it's not much as of yet. But we've just installed a bookcase in the lobby at Wyatt Hall where faculty will be leaving boo...

We've blogged in past about the debate over where cities like Tacoma are going in future and how they can attract a better educated pop...

Professor Haltom sends along a copy of a nice graphic from The Nation on "The National Entertainment State". However, I note tha...

The weather has turned for now, and so a partially cloudy morning greets us. A nice change from yesterday. Tags: Tacoma Campus

Professor Weinberger points out this piece from the New York Times on the proliferation of questionable polls that often drive the media and...

It's still too early for most students to be up, so the campus is not yet abuzz with the comings and goings of students. But already I...

Another great opportunity comes our way--students, check it out. Washington State Republican Party Office Intern Job Description The pri...

Textbooks are spendy. What about publishing textbooks with ads? An article in the New York Times (find it here ) discusses Freeload Press ...

A very interesting piece in the most recent Economist on the future of newspapers in the face of the internet. One of the main problems th...

After being closed to new users for a time, Writely is back in business. This is essentially an online word processing program, where you sa...

A couple of interesting sites: The International Networks Archive at Princeton does a series of " Infographics " on world issues. ...

We are thrilled at how much traffic the blog is getting--shortly after I sent out the last Friday mailer we had a huge spike in traffic; as ...

In my estimation, students don't get off campus nearly enough. They know Proctor and Sixth Avenue, but haven't plumbed the depths o...

We've had many students write excellent papers for our classes, and often we comment that with a bit of work (or none) they'd be pub...

We've got another entry in the ever burgeoning UPS blogosphere. Professor Mike Veseth has set up a blog for the International Political...

From Darrel Frost '04 : "As of August 28th, I will be working as editor of a new alumni magazine (print and online editions) at the...

Congratulations to Professor Haltom who was named one of four Distinguished Professors by the Faculty Advancement Committee. Professor Halt...