Welcome to 2019! How did your 2018 resolutions go? I find a theme is easier than a resolution, which tends to become a promise to myself that I don’t keep. A theme, summoned up in a keyword, makes decisions easier. One year I had ‘brave’ as my keyword, which worked really well. Every time I […] … learn more→
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2019. Bring it on! (gently this time)
Starting the PhD – learning new vocabulary
Scholarly work often involves learning new words. You know this right? Sometimes it even seems that in order to be considered a scholar you have to speak in words no one else can understand. Well that’s the stereotype. But let’s try to unpack this a bit. What words do you need to learn, why and […] … learn more→
Deep into writing the thesis? don’t forget to yodelayeehoo
It’s the time of the year when writing the thesis gets pretty serious for a lot of PhDers. The endpoint is there in the distance, but there is still so much to do. So many words. So many pages. So much more to sort out. Is this you? The timetable to completion is tacked […] … learn more→
Famous College prep school exposed as fraud…and reveals fraud At elite Universities
Admin: “The Landry school is sending many of its students to Harvard this year. Why can’t you?” –I’ve a friend who teaches in Louisiana, where the Landry school is located. He would get constantly told of how great this school is. A quick intro to the school in question: T. M. Landry is in Breaux […] … learn more→
Lecturers reflect on their efforts to ensure no student gets left behind
Every year about 190 000 South African students make the leap from high school to university. They land in the deep end of a learning and teaching environment that’s markedly different from school. And they’re expected to swim. Fortunately, around 15% of these first-year students land in the safety net of extended courses offered by universities and other tertiary […] … learn more→
Bring pedagogy outside the walls: a master’s degree in management
In October 2018, I had the opportunity to initiate in Paris-Dauphine a master course on the transformations of work in the digital age . It was about understanding the links between changes in work and new forms of organization and management. In the spirit, this teaching was also an opportunity to try to link often separate practices (pedagogy and […] … learn more→
How joining Greek Life can help your education
Your secondary education is very important, but it also comes with a lot of new responsibilities. For instance, you’ll have to learn how to best manage your own time and schedule, learn how to make networking opportunities line up for career opportunities, and even understand student loans and student loan forgiveness. However, there are plenty […] … learn more→
Why elite colleges should use a lottery to admit students
If the Harvard admissions trial teaches us anything, it should be that there are more brilliant and accomplished young people in the United States eager for a top-notch education than there are seats to accommodate them. Places like Harvard and other elite colleges select students from a pool flush with well-qualified applicants who could handle the coursework, […] … learn more→
Black Women’s College to lose accreditation
Accreditation is mostly a slam dunk, and once you have it, the student loan scam provides such an abundance of funds that you generally keep it. That said, a school can lose accreditation. It’s rare, mind you, but I can’t help but notice a school can’t lose accreditation due to lack of academic integrity (hi […] … learn more→
New Year – seeing anew
You’ve heard of Lego your research method and Dance Your PhD. But now Bake Your Thesis is getting to be a thing. There’s a hashtag #bakeyourphd and active competitions in New Zealand, Canada and the UK. One of the Canadian thesis baking competition represents their research on immigrant communities through a cinnamon bun – a complicated and lengthy […] … learn more→
