Tuesday, August 7, 2018

Professor Trill [texasobserver.org]

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What’s the relationship between religion and hip-hop culture? "It’s about what they both represent to people. [In my Rice University ...
Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Battling Bullying in Academe, By Maria Shine Stewart

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Here are some things I wish I had known to tell myself a little earlier in my career: I am not imagining this, even though it flies in th...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

And a mini hybrid smack-rant [from Wombat of the Copier]

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Riddle: What's a great idea literally at *any* moment during my 10 fucking hours of office hours every week, but a *terrible* idea at li...
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Friday, July 27, 2018

Wiley is the Devil [Wombat of the Copier submits a rant]

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WileyPlus is the devil. My students are entering identical responses, down to formatting, and half of them are getting right answers mark...
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From the pasture near the college.

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It's hot and humid in Orange . The college has a new president . Summer drags on. The pasture has some shade trees.

Ugh.

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"The college reset everyone’s email passwords and assigned everyone the same temporary password."
Monday, July 23, 2018

Professors Are Often Asked 'What Do You Teach?' But They Do Far More [Forbes.com]

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The flava: In a few weeks, many colleges and university students will return to school. A few days ago at breakfast, a nice cashier in Athe...
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Thursday, July 19, 2018

CSU caught a professor forging an offer letter to boost his pay. They kept him another year. [Coloradoan.com]

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The flava: In July 2017, Colorado State University chemistry professor Brian McNaughton confessed to forging an offer letter and using it ...
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Thursday, July 12, 2018

Happiness is a warm blanket.

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Higher education is. . . .
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Some good news for a change: School actually makes you smarter. [from Frankie Bow]

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Education and IQ are correlated, but why? We know there's a selection effect--people who start life with higher IQs stick around school ...
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