A significant portion of the professoriate sees engagement in politics as part of the job description. ... The academy has not become politicized because of a few radical professors. Rather, entire departments and university administrations see the goal of higher education as political.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Professors and Politics
Nami Schaefer Riley's views on professors and politics (from The Washington Post, April 3, 2011):
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
The Art of the Spreadsheet
David Greusel's post on The Art of the Spreadsheet encourages us to take a broad view of creativity:
What we miss when we limit creativity to "the arts" are the innumerable ways that humans express their creative nature in all kinds of work: in spreadsheets, in repairing things, in devising helpful gadgets, in combining recipes, in shopping, in tax accountancy. There is no realm of human endeavour in which creativity does not come into play.
Saturday, April 09, 2011
Patron saint of teachers
Thursday (April 7) was the feast of Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, a French priest who founded the first Catholic schools and is the patron saint of teachers.
A memorable game
On April 9, 1994, we saw the Baltimore Orioles defeat the Texas Rangers at Camden Yards. Here is the box score.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
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