Thank God It’s Thanksgiving Week Links – 2

* For the propaganda vault: Why English Majors are the Hot New Hires.

* I’ve already asked on Facebook and Twitter, but does anyone know what “Psychological Test: BC” means on Kennedy’s Harvard application? I assume it means “extremely deluded narcissist, do not give any power,” but I’m curious about the precise scale involved. PS: Stick around for a bold “letter of recommendation from my dad” choice at the end.

* Tensions rise at Kean U. as officials recommend denying tenure to 2/3 of eligible professors.

* The wisdom of markets: Eight months ago, Snapchat was valued at $70 million. Today, it is valued at $4 billion, even though it has zero revenue. Six months ago, Pinterest was valued at $2.5 billion. Today, it is valued at $3.8 billion — and no revenue there, either. And last week news broke that Dropbox was said to be seeking a new round of funding that would value the company at $8 billion, up from $4 billion a year ago.

* Great line from Boing Boing on this Washington Post elite zip code article: “what money looks like from space.”

* My Idea for Higher Ed Reform: Do Nothing.

* In oh-sure-I-guess-that-show-is-still-on-the-air news: Family Guy kills off Brian for what looks like an episode and a half or so.

* I’m no expert, but I bet you could get better results innovating new schooling forms than medicating so many kids.

* Meanwhile: What happens if enough New York parents say they don’t want their kids to take tests?

* And the kids are all right.