- Commonwealth University – Bloomsburg
- Lehigh University
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Bucknell University
- Oberlin College
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Daily Archives: October 19, 2026
Five American Universities
Interesting Read
via The New Yorker:
How the University Replaced the Church as the Home of Liberal Morality
by Jay Caspian Kang
published on Februry 17, 2026
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Quote, Unquote
More than anything else, Roy M. Cohn was a swindler, and like all good con men he knew how to disappear from the domain of hard facts.
~ Fintan O’Toole via The New York Review of Books
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Campus Life at the
Georgetown University
Quote, Unquote
The natural world may be mesmerizing, but it doesn’t offer a reliable guide to what is—or should be—socially acceptable. While copulating, female praying mantises often kill their mates and eat them. I understand the impulse, but I try to stop myself.
~ Elizabeth Kolbert via The New Yorker
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Campus Map
University of Leicester
Campus Trivia Night
Question: What has been the change in Peru’s per capita GDP in both nominal and PPP terms – expressed in US Dollars – since 1995?
Via IMF datasets for Nominal GDP and PPP GDP respectively.
| Year | Nominal GDP per Capita (USD) | GDP per Capita (PPP) (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $2,118 | $4,151 |
| 2000 | $1,922 | $4,736 |
| 2005 | $2,642 | $6,149 |
| 2010 | $5,011 | $9,271 |
| 2015 | $6,155 | $11,960 |
| 2020 | $6,131 | $12,367 |
| 2025 (Est.) | $8,261 | $17,320 |
Harvard economist Melissa Dell is a John Bates Clark Medalist known for her rigorous research on the Peruvian economy. She is best recognized for her pathbreaking work on how historical institutions, such as the colonial mita mining system, shape Peru’s contemporary economic and social outcomes. Her research explores the intersection of economic history and development, specifically analyzing how sub-national institutional variations influence long-run prosperity in the Peruvian highlands.
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Campus Life at
Brock University
Midnight Trailer
Driver’s Ed
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