Movement – Page 15 – coldhearted scientist وداد

Protected: On democracy, economy, and the rise and fall of the MOOC — password NYT

19/07/2013

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

More evidence

18/07/2013

…that Reeducation was just sexism masquerading as science: “[People] who are taught that their needs and desires are not to be trusted, are fickle and wrong and are not to be interpreted by the [person] [them]self… Axé.

Essay draft, 1481 words. Comments required.

17/07/2013

This must be cut to 600 words. It may need another title, and it needs sculpting: there are too many ideas. Tell me what you think; then I will tell you what I was asked to do. Then, we will all compromise. I will be grateful, and so will Remaking the University. On democracy, economy, … More Essay draft, 1481 words. Comments required.

Bradley Guin

25/06/2013

Baton Rouge Advocate, June 23, 2013 — Letters On Monday, F. King Alexander will officially assume his responsibilities as LSU president. He will do this amid an exodus of LSU administrators, a disappointing legislative session and a growing need for leadership independent of Gov. Bobby Jindal’s grip on the LSU Board of Supervisors and other higher education officials … More Bradley Guin

Categories of academic advice

14/06/2013

I really will have to write my manual since I have so much to say. The question on advice is, what are the motives of the advisor? 1/ Sharing, and money. They are willing to sell expertise. Fair enough. 2/ Things people wish they had known: they wish to share experience and views. Of interest. … More Categories of academic advice

The new faculty majority

09/06/2013

One difference between them — the ones who are not tenured or on the tenure track, and who are mad about it — and me is that they made enormous sacrifices to be in graduate school, in the form of moving across the country to some disagreeable place and taking out significant loans because inflation … More The new faculty majority

On adjunctification, coaches and consultants

04/06/2013

One of the results of adjunctification is that undergraduates meet few professors, if any, and many are officially advised by academic staff and who have not been faculty. As a result of this they have to pay for coaching on how to get into graduate school and things like that; there are services like The … More On adjunctification, coaches and consultants

Le projet

30/05/2013

I need a really good image of a great ship putting out to sea and I do not see the right one, so you will have to imagine it. I am embarking on a large solidarity project. As I am about to call for one in print, I have to model it. It involves wresting … More Le projet

Revenge is mine

27/05/2013

A national magazine is taking my piece. Certain local officials did not know who they were dealing with at all, at all, and I am not finished yet. Axé.

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