Carlos Alonso on curriculum
28/06/2016
Here are some of his 2013 thoughts. Watch the video and tell me what you think. What is the value of the humanities education, the Ph.D., and the life of the mind generally? Axé.
Category: Working
University of Wisconsin-Madison
27/06/2016
A friend writes on this article: Let me see if I understand. This state university is essentially becoming a for-profit academy. They can’t afford not to spend the money to keep the grant winners. Of course, that money spent to keep grants is public money being spent primarily to make money, not to educate. So … More University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sur le temps
20/06/2016
I, too, dislike scheduling to death because it is altogether too intimidating. A schedule is good but it must have a great deal of empty space in it. But I am more than ever convinced that scheduling and time are small issues. It is far more fundamental not to allow unbearable pressure, to do what … More Sur le temps
Ce que j’ai fait
20/06/2016
“Yesterday, the first day of vacation, I worked on classes, met with students, and worked on classes again. I finished some more pieces of the departmental website and felt greatly relieved. “Today I am reading articles. Several students will take the foreign language reading examination. Each must have an article with no English abstract or … More Ce que j’ai fait
Dreams
19/06/2016
This was a draft post from three years ago. I had been asked to join yet another honor society and did not want to, I don’t have that kind of disposable income and if I did I would donate it elsewhere. But the chapter really wanted more people, needed me it said, and I was … More Dreams
Pour faire
18/06/2016
Drop as much teaching and service as possible. Write down a list of all papers you have in the works with your students, and write a revised, accelerated timeline for the submission of each. Meet with students at least once about each of those papers in the coming two weeks. Write down a list of all proposals … More Pour faire
On student evaluations and gender bias
07/06/2016
Here. Axé.
It is not a problem of scheduling
07/06/2016
Read. Axé.
Books I should have read: Alberto Flores Galindo
28/05/2016
I should have read, and should still read, Alberto Flores Galindo, Utopía en los Andes and Buscando un Inca. I was reminded of these reading an old review essay on views and representations of the Andean past and future. These things are important and I need to get cracking. I do not like working in … More Books I should have read: Alberto Flores Galindo
Those MLA language consultants
27/05/2016
“The report acknowledges the intrinsic value of language study but also argues for the necessity of thinking more about instrumental applications of language.” Should we invite one of these consultants or are they wolves in sheep’s clothing? Axé.
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