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Jordan Peterson echoes rationale for my emeritus decision
Link to full article followed by first three paragraphs and then his closing remarks after the break, below. https://nationalpost.com/opi...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 26, 20233 min read
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USC's shameful social work degree exploitation
The confluence of a greedy and exploitative university, uninformed and ill-advised students, and ridiculous government loan programs...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 26, 20231 min read
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A degree versus an education
Don't confuse receiving a high school degree/diploma with earning a meaningful high school education. When 47% of high school grades are...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 26, 20232 min read
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Simple joys of life over the years
Seeing Rittenhouse verdict. A full moon on a clear night. Walking without bugs, humidity, traffic. Sidewalks. Unexpected, good news in...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 24, 20232 min read
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Buffalo news: Prayer for the dying
Buffalo says 'no' to socialism. Dave Seminara. City Journal. November 3, 2021 Here is the opening paragraph: When India Walton defeated...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 24, 20234 min read
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Bonfire of the humanities
Just started my Kindle read of P J Vanston's "Somewhere in Europe," a cheeky view of woke university life in Wales. Jolly good show!...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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Donors put their money behind those whose mouths have been closed by the university
The rampant political correctness, wokeness, and demands for 'equity' all disguised under sanctimonious doublespeak from university...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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Joy of autumn in Eden and Harrison
Appleton weather surged -- oh how I despise that word -- into autumn overnight. The house was a chill 65 degrees. There must have been at...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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October 2021: Nine months, 859 miles; ten months, 940 miles
I am still on track for 1100 miles this year, and 2400 miles over the last two years. Even yesterday, with no formal exercise planned, I...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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My life in academe: WSJ misses the point on college costs
When I was dean at Loyola and the college market was growing like Amazon or Tesla stock, Loyola was one of the school that chose to...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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(The joy of) approaching Medicare
With the coming year I will be fully engaged with Medicare. Ive had Medicare A for the past five years. On January 1, 2022, I will...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20232 min read
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The "bad times" aren't as bad as we have been told
Look at the progress we've made in the past two centuries. As much as Covid deaths have been greatly exaggerated and used as a basis for...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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Bill Mazeroski and the Pirates triumph in the 1960 World Series
In October 1960, I had just turned nine. I heard a lot about the Pittsburgh Pirates from my Aunt Ann when we visited Pittsburgh, probably...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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Eden freshmen basketball, 1965-66, and more
Yes, that's me in the front row, black socks. Such a nerd. Did any of the fourteen teenagers pictured here have any idea of where we'd...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20234 min read
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Personal prosperity: It's a matter of degrees
In my days as an experienced business dean, often considering subsequent administrative appointments, I developed the habit of describing...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 23, 20233 min read
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Steve Jobs' advice for a better life
Jobs, the CEO founder of Apple, died a billionaire. Here are some of his last thoughts about life. "I reached the pinnacle of success in...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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Eulogy for Bobby Friedmann, October 2011
The toughest and best fifteen minutes I ever delivered, honoring Dr. Roberto "Bobby" Friedmann, an untimely victim of pancreatic cancer...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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Biography 2019
Peter Lorenzi Sellinger School of Business and Management Loyola University Maryland Peter Lorenzi is professor of management at Loyola...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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Strategies for business deans, 2005
I served two tenures as a business dean, first at the University of Central Arkansas from July 1992 to June 1995, then at Loyola...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 22, 20231 min read
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The minimum wage and the value of a college education
If the minimum wage rises to $15 and hour and humanities and social science graduates of expensive private colleges spend $300,000 to...

Peter Lorenzi
Feb 22, 20233 min read
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