On academic fraud and credentials
In response to one of the allegations swirling around Ward Churchill, Ralph Luker has a poignant and thoughtful story about Martin Luther King and Luker’s mentor at Drew University that raises some good questions about academic credentialism. I’m not sure I agree with Luker’s conclusions, but he’s right to point out the mote in our […]
On taking things out of context
If I’m going to slam a conservative for taking my writings out of context, I should note that it’s not a feature of life that’s bounded by partisan or ideological leanings. As Dispatches from the Culture Wars makes clear, the criticism of Jada Pinkett Smith’s appearance at a Harvard University forum on diversity is as […]
Jacob Laksin correspondence
My e-mail to Jacob Laksin and his reply appears in the full entry. (See this morning’s entry for more information about his column and the entry he was commenting on.)
On Nixon’s enemies list at last!
Okay, I didn’t quite make Nixon’s list—far too young for that. But I’ve been excoriated on David Horowitz’s Front page magazine article by Jacob Laksin about “supporters of Ward Churchill” for my blog entry about conservatives who defended academic freedom. Hmmmn… Now, I wish Laksin had taken issue with my analysis (that would have been […]
Working for boba…
By Sherman Dorn on March 5, 2005
I’m currently in the north Tampa Boba Internet Cafe, having fled my office after a few hours of isolation (and good work on my chapter for the Imagined Communities book). I’ve seen it several times while driving past and decided to try it. It serves “bubble drinks,” or sweetened teas or fruit drinks with tapioca […]
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