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My old alma mater confirms its rightful membership among the ranks of the despicable.
It’s thoroughly disgusting when a University fires someone who has worked for them for more than 35 years. Their ‘crime’? Getting sick as a result of being abused at work. Despicable! (note: I am NOT talking about Mount Royal). What … Continue reading
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“Venality, Pretension, Irresponsibility and Risible Claims”: That sounds just like the UofC
Stanley Fish is really hit and miss for me: sometimes I agree with him, and other times really, really not. This is one of those times I agree: Stanley Fish: Academics Under Siege By By Stanley Fish Published: October 19, … Continue reading
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Profiling via web presence (or, the company you keep tells us a lot about you.)
I’ve always told people that they should assume that anything they put on the web should be considered public, whether it is on a public site or not. If you don’t want the information known, then don’t put it out … Continue reading
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Have we really evolved beyond the days of throwing the Christians to the Lions?
By now almost everyone online is familiar with the wonderful story of Susan Doyle. There are many interesting dimensions to this story, like the one discussed by Henry Jenkins having to do with how quickly the world came to know … Continue reading
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The University of Calgary (my alma mater) wins an award!! –for bullying its faculty
Richly deserved: http://bulliedacademics.blogspot.com/2008/05/university-of-calgary-in-alberta-canada.html AND: http://bulliedacademics.blogspot.com/2008/05/university-of-calgary-in-alberta-canada_21.html Be the first to like. Like Unlike
Laborious Drudges
One learns more from a good scholar in a rage than from a score of lucid and laborious drudges. – Rudyard Kipling The University of Calgary says it cares about its students. Let’s see, “The U of C is pursuing … Continue reading
Corrosive Leadership
Although it is not new, I came across this today. Corrosive Leadership (Or Bullying by Another Name): A Corollary of the Corporatised Academy? by Margaret Thornton The literature reveals that the incidence of bullying is increasing in corporate workplaces everywhere. … Continue reading
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Is there a 12 step program for scientists?
[My name is Katrin. And I am a scientist. ] Note: no disrespect is meant to any of the real 12-step programs. 1. We admitted we were powerless over science—that our lives had become uncorrelated. 2. Came to believe that … Continue reading
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