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Are We There Yet?

Children in the back seat on a long trip are not the only ones asking the question “Are we there yet?” At Murray State University (MSU) and other universities starting new programs, the question becomes one of validation of the program. In the late 90s, MSU, a midsize university, was entrusted with the responsibility of developing a program of distinction with financial support from special sta...

Are We There Yet?

've always been an avid traveler and often look forward to planning summer trips to faraway destinations. However , whether by train, plane, or automobile , long-distance travel for the majority of us usually comes with some degree of discomfort—long periods of time sitting in a seat with a limited selection of things to do. Fun traveling companions and a good book can help, but faced with a lo...

Are We There Yet?

Statistical approaches to Artificial Intelligence are behind most success stories of the field in the past decade. The idea of generating non-trivial behaviour by analysing vast amounts of data has enabled recommendation systems, search engines, spam filters, optical character recognition, machine translation and speech recognition, among other things. As we celebrate the spectacular achievemen...

"Are we there yet?".

Changes in laws are reflected – even foreshadowed on occasion – by the field’s scholarship. In the 1980s, there were few who recognized that adults with disabilities were an important resource in the education of students with disabilities or that issues of race and culture had consequence for identifying and delivering services to these children. It is striking that this special issue of the L...

Vascular closure device failure: we are getting better but not there yet.