Faculty intimidation of students is as real as faculty intimidation of one another and both put a stranglehold on academic freedom.
Monthly Archives For January 2006
A Virtual Classroom
Skipping class is getting easier for students thanks to technology, but what effect will this have on higher education?
MLAnimal House
Solving literacy problems one road trip at a time. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention.
Big Brother in School
While parents may believe they have the sole right to teach their children about sex, at least one court has said otherwise and approved sex surveys being handed out to children without parental consent.
Stalinism at the MLA
It seems that many English professors just can’t figure out why good men like Joseph Stalin are disliked nowadays. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
MLA Misinformation
English professors like to talk about current events and war for oil theories about Iraq, but rarely do they get their facts straight first. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.
Temple on Trial
Two students came forward to testify about political harassment at Temple University during academic freedom hearings on January 9 and 10.
Disabled by Definition
Looking for a job in a university English department? Come to the MLA convention and pitch an invented field of study and you’re in. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention.
Administrators say No Problems at Temple
School administrators, professors and organizations denied political harrassment problems during academic freedom hearings which were held at Temple University, in Philadelphia on January 9 and 10.
MLA Apologetics
Don’t expect red ink marking those comma splices and run-on sentences in your next English class. From the Modern Language Association 2005 convention held in Washington, D.C.