I don’t go to American Thinker often, but a recent post there from an “old white professor” has some good advice…though I have a bit to add. Advice to the College-Bound from the Old, White Professor While the advice is good, the professor here doesn’t realize that most battles are decided before the first drop […] … learn more→
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What are the main currencies in Europe and their fluctuations in the Forex market?
For those interested in currency, watching the GBP Sterling over the past few months will have been an interesting ride. Prime ministerial resignations, cabinet reshuffles, and building model buses out of wine boxes have all had an effect on the value of the pound. The euro has seen a similar trajectory with various trade wars […] … learn more→
Students distracted by tech leave professors longing for eye contact
When I started my undergraduate education 21 years ago, computers were a luxury and talking to the professor meant coming to office hours — emails were not a thing. A student’s room would be filled with course syllabi, lecture notes and marked papers. Today, I look at the university classroom from the other side. Students […] … learn more→
The importance of teaching history for the future of students
When we talk about historical research, several concepts such as the past, history and a series of images and notions about what, supposedly, happened long ago, come to mind. This linear, rigid, objective and monolithic perception of history that is often confused with the past is the introduction to this article. And we say this since the past is not understood […] … learn more→
Do you need a data management strategy? Yes, here’s why
A bright and actionable data management strategy must be at the heart of every company’s records and information architecture, systems and procedures. In a business, the management must implement the right practices and have the right principles in place as these are critical elements in accomplishing tangible results speedily. Because enterprises are rapidly embracing the […] … learn more→
Just when you thought it was safe to go back into your email, the administrative shark returns
Graduation is over. The banners have been folded up for another year, the tide of new graduates has ebbed from the campus, along with frenetic waves of proud parents. Stoical folk from hospitality are retrieving the last of the wine glasses from their resting places around the public statuary, while pigeons pick tentatively at the […] … learn more→
USC collapsing under scandals
Our “leaders” in higher ed have had a blank check for decades, literally able to do whatever they want as long the student loan money kept pouring in. The kind of corruption this has led to is breathtaking, and I assure the gentle reader that the horrific activities at Penn State, the intergenerational fraud at […] … learn more→
Why are more young people considering starting businesses?
Today’s modern self-starter generation is perhaps one of the most entrepreneurially-minded of recent decades. With majority of young people found not to be content working for large corporations, more 18-24-year-olds than ever are declaring their intent to form their own business. Indeed, they’ve seen many people find success in starting from scratch – from online […] … learn more→
Ways to help
How do you help and support your precariat colleagues? At Research Whisperer, we engage a lot with issues of precarity and casualisation. We think it’s a huge issue that needs urgent address in academia, and it’s a global problem. We were recently invited to speak to casuals at an NTEU Victoria event where I talked […] … learn more→
Boost in high school students taking advanced computer science could change the face of tech
Often when I speak with students who are majoring in computer sciences, many of them tell me that they have never taken a computer science course until college. This is especially true for the female, black, and Latino students I’ve spoken with as a computer science professor. But newly released data from the College Board suggests […] … learn more→
