Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIt’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
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI put this together some months ago, but in light of recent events, I felt like posting this now. The U of C is going through another round of DEEP cuts. The primary reason for the cuts, says Weingarten, is … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesI live about 15 minutes from the city limits. That means that part of my drive includes highway, secondary highway, and country roads, paved and not. One of the things I love about the drive home is that during the … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesSPOILER ALERT: If you haven’t seen the movie yet and don’t already know how it goes (and can’t guess) then DON’T read this post. I won’t tell you exactly how it ends, but guessing will be child’s play after reading … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThanks Mark for once again posting something that makes me think (and that gives me an opportunity to tough on a favorite topic: the importance of teaching quality in higher ed). Boredom vs. Failure Part 2: The New Demographic From Mark’s … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteApparently it is in China – if you get caught. Chinese academia ghost-writing ‘widespread’ This BBC article claims that “More than $100m (£63m) changes hands in China every year for ghost-written academic papers, according to research by a Chinese university.” … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: 4 minutesWe are making a mess of our planet. Whether you are a “believer” in the so-called ‘settled science’ of Climate Change or one of those heretics that the Movement derisively refers to as a ‘denialist’, most people would agree, however … Continue reading
Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteWe make them every year – at least, many of us do. The whole notion has been so maligned that some of us have taken to keeping them private. What’s wrong with making New Year’s resolutions? It’s as good a … Continue reading