Friday, June 30, 2017

June 30th Rant, from TubaPlayingProf

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It's June 30th! Time for the annual flood of emails from the various offices of the admin state with huge announcements that will most...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2017

(potentially) free patriotic poster for July 4

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The tradition continues. We're giving away a poster (see the image).  Mint condition.  Frame not included. It's been hanging in th...
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Power Causes Brain Damage (in administrators?)

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How leaders lose mental capacities—most notably for reading other people—that were essential to their rise: https://www.theatlantic.com/ma...
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Eleven sketches inspired by the university mental health crisis [From The Guardian]

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The number of students dropping out from degree courses due to mental illness has increased significantly in recent years. Illustrator ...
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Monday, June 26, 2017

Not an uplifting story. [from Frankie Bow]

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From Inside Higher Ed : By Nick Roll    June 26, 2017 When Morgan King emailed her professor about missing class, it wasn’t a typical...
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Friday, June 23, 2017

Speedy Rant, from Wombat of the Copier

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If you fucking hate students - I don't mean if you get frustrated - I don't mean if you have your daily WTF moments - hell, I don...
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MEET A.D. CARSON, UVA’S PROFESSOR OF HIP-HOP [from UVA Today]

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The flava: A.D. Carson read his first poetry book as a fourth-grader in central Illinois, when he asked his teacher if he could make hi...
Wednesday, June 21, 2017

K A T I E I S G E T T I N G M A R R I E D ! ! ! ! !

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Just a tidbit sent to me by an old CM pal. Katie from Kalamazoo is marrying a real live boy a month from today. (I've seen the gift r...
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Monday, June 19, 2017

What I Learned at Today's Student Success Webinar, by Frankie Bow

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1) Students are our customers. You don't go into a store and expect the cashier to tell you what to do. Similarly, who are we to tell st...
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Friday, June 16, 2017

Weekend Thirsty

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What's your favorite inspirational movie ( about education )?
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