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"We were together. I forget the rest." -- Walt Whitman ('Leaves of Grass', 1855)
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"Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another." -- G.K. Chesterton (The Common Man, 1950)
Boston College | Chestnut Hill Massachusetts 617
ALWAYS ON
Mint Julep University
The Kentucky Derby Museum runs a side operation in drinks and hats that calls itself a "University". Many organizations calling themselves "universities" offer less. The tradition has spread to campuses beyond the Great State of Kentucky. Linked here is relevant research and tips for the day's "fascinators" and the day's signature drink. Post time for the 152nd running is 6:57 PM Eastern Time.
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Rhubarb pies start showing up on American kitchen tables this time of year. The University provides information and resources on topics such as crop production, livestock management and farm business management. It is part of the network of colleges and universities sprung from the Land-Grant Act of 1865; the original inspiration for the build-out of higher education in the United States which contemplated self-sufficiency through the agricultural and mechanic arts.
Ædificare & Utilization
Education community construction may well be the closest we come to a $100+ billion perpetual motion machine. It is overbuilt. For some unknown reason the usual first-day-of-the-month release will happen on May 7th instead. This much is unchanged: The education "industry" is the second largest building construction market in the world. Upwards of 40 million square feet the University of Michigan has the largest measure of square footage of any campus in the world
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements should be magical places. The stack informing the beauty of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day globally. Titles are time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We monitor the action continuously to formulate response to public consultations. Topics appear on our CALENDAR and explored every day at 15:00 UTC. Recommend refresh of this web page once or twice to see timeliest information.
The $7 Billion Stargate “Barn”
Michigan’s largest one-time private investment $7 Billion. By comparison, the Mackinac Bridge built in 1957 cost about $1 billion in 2026 dollars.
Gallery: Animal Care
A collection of twelve university research presentations on the topic of animal care; including links to safety and sustainability best practice titles now open for public consultation.
Current Issues & Recent Research
We met both deadlines for the IEEE National Electrical Safety Code and the NFPA National Electrical Code. We are now in the process of getting ready for our on-site May 4th meeting in Lexington. Kentucky.
Gallery: Graduation Commencement Speeches
Steve Jobs, Victor Davis Hanson, Harrison Butker, Elon Musk, Admiral McRaven, Chase Dahl, and James Taylor. With link to George W. Bush's May 1991 admonition at the University of Michigan about the scourge of "political correctness" tolerated by the cultural overlords of United States education.