Another week in the books and here are five more articles that I found interesting this week. Remember they are in no particular order.

1.  iPad talk continues in the Wired Campus section of the Chronicle of Higher Education with a piece titled “Classroom iPad Programs Get Mixed Response.” I suspect the debate is far from over, so don’t judge too quick.  However, I would not bet against the Apple devise.

2.  The USA Today ran a piece about student fees supporting bigger and bigger chunks of athletic budgets in a piece called “How student fees boost college sports amid rising budgets.” I am an athletic supporter (poor joke intended) but schools have to look at the burden that is being placed on students.  Fees need to be transparent to students and potential students.  Let everyone make informed decisions.

3. The University of Florida may be considering something pretty radical by conventional standards to ease overcrowding, no fall classes.  The USA Today and Inside Higher Ed had a nice piece that highlights the idea.  Students could go to class in the Spring and Summer and skip the fall.  Great idea if you are okay with the sacred cow of fall as being the beginning of the academic year.

4.  The Des Moines Register had an article that tackles public art and nudity.  I  remember dealing with a professional dance troupe doing their closing number in the nude when I was in grad school.  Times have not changed.   But public display of art that has questionable material is a little different than event where tickets are sold. Maybe throw a warning sign up each end of the hallway and then watch the traffic increase.

5. The value of a college degree is growing according to a survey.  The New York Times reported on this on September 21, 2010.  Let’s consider this good news.  Everyone would like to offer more value to their customers.