Monthly Archives: January 2016

The global war on academic freedom

The global war on academic freedom

Earlier this week, Robert Quinn, the executive director of Scholars at Risk, an international network of higher education institutions in 39 countries with headquarters at New York University, published an op-ed piece in the Washington Post entitled “The War on Education.”  The attack last week at Pakistan’s Bacha Khan University that killed 22 and wounded dozens more […] … learn more→

How a centuries-old poem hints at Shakespeare’s herbal ‘muse’

How a centuries-old poem hints at Shakespeare’s herbal ‘muse’

Material unearthed from William Shakespeare’s garden and hometown suggests that the famed British playwright smoked cannabis. Now a 400-year-old poem offers literary evidence to support this hypothesis. The person behind the poem is a “John Taylor”. British engraver George Vertue spoke of a person named John Taylor, whom he described as an actor and painter […] … learn more→

Profs agree: GPA worthless

Profs agree: GPA worthless

“If I get a B in this course, I will die.” –20+ years ago, I’d get a student like this every semester, but it’s been years since I’ve had even one. Mostly this is because of grade inflation—in most courses, getting an A means you showed up, if that much. It’s no secret grade inflation […] … learn more→

Graduation rates up = Standards down

Graduation rates up = Standards down

“Let’s Use Graduation Rates As A Measure Of School Success!” The above is a typical suggestion about we can tell if a school is doing well. At first glance it sounds like a good idea. It’s certainly reasonable, up to a point. For example, a school with a 0.6% graduation rate probably is a terrible […] … learn more→

Things to do during the PhD – publish articles on the side

Things to do during the PhD – publish articles on the side

To be honest, it was completely random that I ended up publishing papers while writing my dissertation. It started like this: I was taking a course through the excellent Nordic PhD school for candidates in archaeology called Dialogues with the Past. As a requirement, all doctoral candidates attending courses with this school prepare papers based […] … learn more→

Why opt for armed or unarmed security guard training courses

Why opt for armed or unarmed security guard training courses

The profession of armed security guards as well as unarmed security guards are gaining momentum lately amid fear of terror attacks and domestic violence. The segment in the human resource industry is attracting more and more job seekers who lovers to be honored while protecting people and property. If you are one of such youths […] … learn more→