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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Non-Profits, College and University Endowments Grow and Come Under Scrutiny!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 7 hours, 39 minutes ago
Dear Commons Community,
Nonprofits including college and universities with large endowments are collecting more than twice as much money as they are spending on grants, facilities, administrative and other […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Trump Bans Transgender Americans from the Military!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 10 hours, 20 minutes ago
Dear Commons Community,
Donald Trump directed his nasty nature to transgender Americans yesterday by barring them from serving in the military. In an unexpected announcement, Trump declared “please be ad […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, President Trump and the Boy Scouts!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 day, 10 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
President Trump was invited to give an address at the Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree in Glen Jean, West Virginia on Monday, and what should have been a big plus turned out to be […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, New Book: “CUNY’s First Fifty Years: Triumphs and Ordeals of a People’s University”!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 2 days, 11 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
A new book about the City University of New York entitled, CUNY’s First Fifty Years: Triumphs and Ordeals of a People’s University, authored by yours truly and Chet Jordan, has j […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Missteps of College Presidents: Eleven Case Studies!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 3 days, 7 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
The Chronicle of Higher Education has compiled case studies of eleven college presidents whose tenures foundered. At 32 pages, it is a quick read that demonstrates how failure to […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Kelli Ward Should Apologize for Calling on Senator John McCain to Resign!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 4 days, 6 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
US Senate candidate Kelli Ward, who is challenging Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake in the state’s 2018 Republican primary, commented last week that she hopes Sen. John McCain will step aside as […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Maureen Dowd on Scaramucci and Trump or The Mooch and the Mogul!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 4 days, 10 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
The major news story this weekend was Sean Spicer’s resignation on Friday followed by the announcement that Anthony Scaramucci would be his replacement as White House communications d […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Summer Movie: “Dunkirk”!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 5 days, 10 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
I saw Dunkirk last night and was not disappointed although it surely is a different type of war movie. Under Christopher Nolan’s direction, this movie emphasizes the fears and ex […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Democrats New Policy Message: “Better Skills, Better Jobs, Better Wages.”, on the site Tony's Thoughts 6 days, 12 hours ago
Dear Commons Community,
The Democratic National Committee is getting set to roll out a new slogan next week that is aimed at drawing attention to the party’s economic message. Yesterday, The Washington P […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Donald Trump in NY Times Interview Attacks Sessions, Mueller, Comey, and Rosenstein!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week ago
Dear Commons Community,
In a New York Times interview yesterday, President Trump attacks Jeff Sessions, Robert Mueller, James Comey and Rod Rosenstein. Here is a summry:
Trump said that he would not have a […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, HBCUs in Need of Assistance!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week, 1 day ago
Dear Commons Community,
Richard D. Legon, president of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, and Alvin J. Schexnider, former chancellor at Winston-Salem State University, have an […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Trouble in Fox News Land: Shepard Smith v. Sean Hannity!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week, 1 day ago
Dear Commons Community,
Two of the biggest celebrities on Fox News are feuding over remarks made by Shepard Smith about President Donald Trump being a liar. Smith broke with network orthodoxy last Friday, iss […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Senator Patty Murray Calls for Betsy DeVos to Remove Candice Jackson as USDOE Top Civil-Rights Official!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week, 2 days ago
Dear Commons Community,
Senator Patty Murray, the ranking Republican on the Senate Education Committee, is calling on Secretary Betsy Devos to remove Candice E. Jackson as the top civil-rights official in the […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Elon Musk: Artificial Intelligence Can Pose “the Greatest Risk We Face as a Civilization”, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week, 3 days ago
Dear Commons Community,
Elon Musk, co-founder of SpaceX and Tesla Motors, Inc., over the weekend at a meeting of the nation’s governors called upon them to be proactive in regulating the artificial i […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Nicholas Kristoph: For-Profit Schools in Developing Countries!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week, 4 days ago
Dear Commons Community,
New York Times columnist, Nicholas Kristoph, while visiting Liberia, comments today about the sad state of government-run public schools. Teachers don’t come to classes, books are not […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, BYU-Idaho’s PathwayConnect Making its Mark in the World of Online Education!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week, 5 days ago
Dear Commons Community,
Brigham Young University-Idaho is emerging as a leader in the world of online higher education. One of its certificate programs, PathwayConnect, begun in 2009, has graduated nearly […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, New Yorker Cover to Show Donald Trump Jr. Grounded!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week, 5 days ago
Dear Commons Community,
In light of Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer and subsequent misstatements, the New Yorker magazine gave a sneak preview of its cover for next week. It’s title […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, David Brooks: Moral Vacuum in the House of Trump!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 1 week, 6 days ago
Dear Commons Community,
David Brooks, in his New York Times column this morning, examines four generations of the Trump family and their affect on Donald Trump Jr. Brooks comments:
“I don’t think moral obli […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, Peter Wood on Republican “Contempt” for Higher Education!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 2 weeks ago
Dear Commons Community,
Peter Wood, President of the right-leaning National Association of Scholars, has a commentary on The Chronicle of Higher Education’s story about the recent Pew Research Ce […]
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Anthony Picciano wrote a new post, State Attorneys General File Lawsuit to Protect Students from Unscrupulous For-Profit Colleges!, on the site Tony's Thoughts 2 weeks ago
Dear Commons Community,
A New York Times editorial this morning highlights a lawsuit filed in Federal District Court in Washington, in which attorneys general from 19 states and the District of Columbia served […]
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Anthony Picciano
Professor and Executive Officer of the Ph.D. Program in Urban Education.
Anthony G. Picciano is a professor and executive officer of the Ph.D. Program in Urban Education at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY). He is also a member of the faculty in the graduate program in Education Leadership at Hunter College, the doctoral certificate program in Interactive Pedagogy and Technology at the […]
