Oh . . . to do only 4 or 5 things at a time . . .

Multitaskers are studied and taken to task on whether confidence equates to competence @Chronicle http://bit.ly/bPGEFE

Gumby's creator, Art Clokey, has died . . .

Art Clokey, Animator Who Created Gumby, Dies at 88 - NYTimes.com

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Mr. Clokey was the animator who half a century ago created Gumby, that most pliant of pop-cultural figures.

M.I.T. Growing?

Hmmm . . . 15K applications for 1,071 freshman spots: M.I.T. possibly upping undergrad #highered student body to 80s and 90s numbers? NYTimes . . . http://bit.ly/1ESYZW

The $50K Club: enough members?

58 Private Colleges Have Passed the $50,000 Pricing Milestone

Source: chronicle.com

Fifty-eight private colleges now charge at least that much for tuition, fees, room, and board, a Chronicle analysis of College Board data shows. Last year only five colleges did . . . http://bit.ly/3elA08

James Oblinger is finalist for president at New Mexico State

Technician - Former chancellor finalist for university president

Source: www.technicianonline.com

James L. Oblinger is now a finalist for the post of president at New Mexico State University, according to a New Mexico State University press release. Oblinger is N.C. State's former chancellor who resigned ..

Will Windows 7 help #highered?

With the new Microsoft operating system, Windows 7, hitting the shelves tomorrow, there has . . . @Chronicle http://chronicle.com/blogPost/How-Good-Is-Windows-7-for/8550/?sid=wc&utm_source=wc&utm_medium=en

Biscuits not on the table . . . ?

No more breakfast @Harvard, as the world’s richest #highered institution learns to live with less. @NYTimes http://ow.ly/u8GD