Author Archives: Andrew Battista

Entering a Blogosphere Tools

Posted on February 28, 2014 by Andrew Battista

I’m going to save some of my discussion for entering a blogosphere for my actual creation submission post, but I wanted to share a few general tools and tricks about organizing content online here. This is in no way an … Continue reading →

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Getty’s Contribution to Linked Open Data

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Andrew Battista

I wrote a slightly different version of this post for Catherine Walsh’s #ART327 Collection Management class, but I wanted to share it here as well. You may have seen the news that the Getty has announced the release of its Art … Continue reading →

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Comcast Buyout of Time Warner and the Digital Divide

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Andrew Battista

The recent news that Comcast bought out Time Warner for $45.2 billion in stock happened relatively quietly, but the acquisition has major implications for our country’s growing digital divide. The New York Times blog post describes the inner workings of the deal. … Continue reading →

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Honors Program Trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Andrew Battista

Now announcing the University of Montevallo Honors Program field trip to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute. On Wednesday, March 5 a UM Honors Program van will leave the Hill House at 12 PM. To reserve a seat on the van, … Continue reading →

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Broken Democracy: Why I Should Pay Closer Attention to Edward Snowden

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Andrew Battista

You are someone who is smart enough, idealistic enough, bold enough to know that living with yourself in a system of utter corruption would destroy that self as an ideal, as something worth being. Doing what you’ve done, on the … Continue reading →

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Twitter, Feminism, and Political Activism

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Andrew Battista

It’s too bad we had a snowpocalypse last week. I was looking forward to discussing Malcom Gladwell and the question of Twitter (or social media more broadly) and activism. It’s been a few years since that piece was published in … Continue reading →

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New Honors Event: Alabama Symphony Orchestra

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Andrew Battista

There’s another Honors Program event on the horizon. This Friday evening, join up in a trip to go see the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Details are below.

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Universities Pay Twice for Information

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Andrew Battista

This week we’re talking about a series of issues related to the cycle of information in the academy. They all involve the cost of producing and consuming information that is deemed to be “scholarly.” Many of us are newcomers to … Continue reading →

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Taming of the Shrew with Dr. Stewart

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Andrew Battista

This is a brief announcement for the University of Montevallo Honors Program students. This March, our President John Stewart will be hosting a trip down to the Alabama Shakespeare Festival to see their production of The Taming of the Shrew.

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Readings Reminder

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Andrew Battista

This is just a quick reminder of our reading for this week. We have three pieces: Audre Lorde, “Age, Race, Class, and Gender: Women Redefining Difference” Maura Seale, “The Neoliberal Library” Shireen Lee, Alison Piepmeirer, “If I Didn’t Write These … Continue reading →

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