Author Archives: Ken Dowell

You Call This a University?

Posted on March 31, 2020

Trump University 2005-2010 Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Donald Trump, for-profit colleges, fraud, Trump University | 7 Comments

Sheltering in Place with Nature

Posted on March 24, 2020

Garret Mountain Reservation Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged coronavirus, Garret Mountain Reservation, hiking trails, Lambert Tower, New Jersey, pandemic, parks, Passaic County | 8 Comments

Let’s Social Distance and Quarantine Like It’s 1918

Posted on March 17, 2020

The doctors, deniers and poets of the Spanish flu pandemic. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 1918, history, pandemic, Spanish flu | 10 Comments

RIP Seward Johnson, Sculpture Larger Than Life

Posted on March 14, 2020

Seward Johnson, 1930-2020 Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged art, Grounds for Sculpture, sculpture, Seward Johnson | 8 Comments

All the Debt Without the Degree: A For-Profit College Case Study

Posted on March 10, 2020

The spectacular rise and fall of Corinthian Colleges. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Betsy DeVos, CFPB, colleges, Corinthian Colleges, Department of Education, education, Everest College, for-profit colleges, Heald College, higher education, Jack D. Massimino, student loans, Wyntech | 2 Comments

Blame Ben Franklin: The History of For-Profit Colleges

Posted on March 3, 2020

The commercial for-profit college business is older than the United States itself. Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged Benjamin Franklin, Bryant & Stratton, colleges, commercial college, education, for-profit colleges, history, Strayer University | 3 Comments

The For-Profit College Industry: Dropouts, Debt and Padlocked Doors

Posted on February 25, 2020

Why the education-for-profit industry in the U.S. is tanking. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged colleges, Department of Education, education, for-profit colleges, student debt, student loans | 17 Comments

Painting on the walls, with social commentary

Posted on February 19, 2020

Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art Continue reading →

Posted in Art | Tagged David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, Jose Clemente Siquieros, Mexico, murals, museums, painting, Vida Americana, Whitney Museum of American Art | 4 Comments

Treefall

Posted on February 15, 2020

In the forest, old trees give way to the new….. Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged aging, forest, Mills Reservation, nature, New Jersey, trees, winter, woods | 7 Comments

The LBJ Enigma

Posted on February 8, 2020

The LBJ Museum and Library, Austin, Texas Continue reading →

Posted in History | Tagged 1960's, Great Society, LBJ, LBJ Museum and Libarary, Lyndon Johnson, U.S. presidents, Vietnam War | 10 Comments

Author Archives: Ken Dowell

You Call This a University?

Sheltering in Place with Nature

Let’s Social Distance and Quarantine Like It’s 1918

RIP Seward Johnson, Sculpture Larger Than Life

All the Debt Without the Degree: A For-Profit College Case Study

Blame Ben Franklin: The History of For-Profit Colleges

The For-Profit College Industry: Dropouts, Debt and Padlocked Doors

Painting on the walls, with social commentary

Treefall

The LBJ Enigma

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