Leaving Norrköping
I had some very nice comments about my paper yesterday, so I hit the ‘isn’t this obvious?’ sweet spot I target when presenting research. Or I think I did. Thus far, the questions raised about the intercensal estimating technique I’m using are the ones I’ve expected, so I’m getting more comfortable with the use and […]
In Norrköping
I’m in the city’s Scandic Hotel, a few blocks from the train station. I’ll explain a lot more when I get home, but I need to get off the hotel lounge computer so others can use it, so all I’ll say is, Wow. I go away for a few days, and the comments are flying […]
Hiram Hover’s gone
Hiram Hover’s pseudonymous blog is now gone, not only on hiatus but now unavailable from the domain and only available in snippets from archive.org. D***.
"Bong Hits 4 Jesus" and student rights off-campus
Andy Carvin correctly points out the complexities in the Morse v. Frederick opinions, released today in the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case. The five-judge majority opinion ruled that student behavior occuring during an off-campus event was nonetheless subject to student-conduct rules if it was school-sanctioned, during school hours, and supervised by teachers and staff. The majority opinion […]
Ward Churchill and the politicization of research misconduct
The procedural conflict in l’affair Churchill is between the need for any institution to investigate serious charges of research misconduct and the need for colleges and universities to be buffered from political pressures that interfere with academic freedom. In most cases, outside political pressures raise issues that are easily dismissed (at least by serious faculty) […]