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Working for boba…

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 […]

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 […]