Writing an anonymous patronizing column is not mentoring
Almost a decade ago, the Chronicle of Higher Education published a column by “Ivan Tribble” (a pseudonym), slamming the growth of blogs written by fellow scholars (and bluntly saying that as far as he was concerned, “bloggers need not apply” to his institution). Last week, the Chronicle published another anonymous column by a senior scholar, […]
How charter co-location looks from afar
In the past week, there has been a political firestorm in New York as advocates of charter schools in New York City raised hell over the denial of co-location privileges for a minority of new charter schools that were to start in fall 2014. The outgoing administration of Michael Bloomberg (and his last schools chancellor […]
Why I’m headed to ASU
The Tampa Bay Times‘ Elisabeth Parker* wrote a very kind piece about my leaving USF that will appear in tomorrow morning’s paper. Because of space considerations and (probably) generosity on her part, the broader context of my job search was highly abbreviated. In most cases, I’m happy to be far in the background on pieces […]
Lil’ Putin annexes Chicago suburb
Putin invades the Crimea, and you won’t believe what happened next in Illinois! Warning: this entry is Not Safe for Wusses Who Can’t Stand Satire (NSFWWCSS).
Why does Senator Elizabeth Warren repeat a (fairly new but inaccurate) canard?
University of Wisconsin sociologist Sara Goldrick-Rab, AFT President Randy Weingarten, and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren are at a forum on student debt this morning. Goldrick-Rab just asked on Twitter why Warren sticks to her rhetorical position that the federal government “profits” from student loans: Not sure why @SenWarren wants to suggest fed govt profits from […]