Bill Strickland tells a quiet and astonishing tale of redemption through arts, music, and unlikely partnerships.

If higher education is to thrive, colleges and universities, like Wall Street and Detroit, must be rigorously regulated and completely restructured…

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/opinion/27taylor.html

An article by the NY Times which suggests that the ability to contemplate the great stories of mankind and “come to grips with what living is for”, is, and will continue to be, “a great luxury that many cannot afford.”  Frightening correlations between class, education, and the economy.

In Tough Times, the Humanities Must Justify Their Worth – NY Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/books/25human.html

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html