Friday, September 28, 2018

I couldn't believe it myself...you'd think I was making it up... [from Canadian Crotchety Crank]

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In a world of supposed 'Digital Natives', this month I've come across two students new to post-secondary that, despite compl...
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Monday, September 24, 2018

Monday Magic in September

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The number of international students in U.S. colleges hit its peak (approximately 900,000) during President Obama's last year in offic...
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Moriarty from Midland sends in another statement

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After a committee meeting Friday during which my dean endorsed the President's statement that, " I have no doubt that, if the att...
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Mis-sold, expensive and overhyped: why our universities are a con [The Guardian]

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The flava: They are making one of the biggest purchases of their lives, shelling out more on tuition fees and living expenses than one migh...
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Friday, September 21, 2018

weekend levity

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"Professor whats his nuts"
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Wednesday, September 12, 2018

A pair of polls, from Wombat of the Copier

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Can people teach a college course if they themselves are incapable of passing said course? a) Yes, give everyone an answer key and they ...
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Monday, September 10, 2018

"brief screed" from Southern Bubba, Ph.D.

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I'm so drunk and maybe I will regret having submitted this very brief screed to you, but I feel so strongly right now that 95% (or so) o...
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Wednesday, September 5, 2018

the difficulty

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"Reading both social media and blog conversations among philosophers, I often feel demoralized.  The people who speak most and most ins...
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Monday, September 3, 2018

at the very tail end of Labor Day in the U.S. . . .

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Are you a laborer? Are you fortunate enough to have supervisors not abusing their power over you? Want to share?
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Friday, August 31, 2018

Arbitrating the Use of Student Evaluations of Teaching [insidehighered.com]

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The flava: An arbitrator ordered Ryerson University in Canada to amend its faculty collective bargaining agreement to ensure that student ...
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