Speech codes at USF
My brief column on speech codes at the University of South Florida came out tonight on the union e-mail newsletter, describing a grievance I filed and then amended in June (PDF file). I’ve been sitting on this item for a few months, but it’s clear that between a changeover in the administration staff member who […]
Tensions in higher-ed debates
Erin O’Connor is onto something in her discussion of this week’s Chronicle of Higher Ed article reporting a study of college student’s career orientation and lack of interest in a liberal education, and how a liberal education may well be at odds with the world-competitiveness language accompanying the announcement of a blue-ribbon commission on higher-ed […]
Student gripes
It seems a bit early to be hearing students complain about grades, but what do I know? There are various student gripes circulating around the net. And a colleague told me of a student who claimed that policies at my institution required that all grades be based on a 90%=A, 80%=B, etc., scale. (No, they […]
Hosty appeal
From the FIRE blog The Torch comes the news that FIRE and the Student Press Law Center is appealing the Hosty v. Carter decision to the Supreme Court, in hopes of resolving inconsistent Circuit-Court opinions in favor of college student press freedoms. I think the decision is a bad one, and while I’m not sure […]
Frustrations
By Sherman Dorn on September 23, 2005
Lots of little things done this week but no long stretch of time where I could get one or two significant things done. To steal from the nursery rhyme (can anyone give me an authoritative source, or is this “Trad.”?): Monday’s work was fair for meetings. Tuesday’s work had student seatings. Wednesday’s work was lots […]
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