In 1999, as an undergraduate student in modern languages at the University of Oxford, I stumbled upon a documentary about bioethics featuring an interview with Jean Bernard, a renowned and by then elderly French haematologist, bioethicist and member of the Académie Française. He described the remarkable changes in medicine during the 20th century – from […] … learn more→
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How I got into – and out of – academia
What is public service loan forgiveness? And how do I qualify to get it?
The first group of borrowers who tried to get Public Service Loan Forgiveness – a George W. Bush-era program meant to provide relief to those who went into socially valuable but poorly paid public service jobs, such as teachers and social workers – mostly ran into a brick wall. Of the 28,000 public servants who applied for Public […] … learn more→
The publication game: how to write an academic article
Title This must be in two parts, separated by a colon. The fragment before the colon uses a colloquial expression preferred by your research subjects, something grammatically dubious and profane. This is placed in quotation marks to demonstrate your personal distance from it. The short sentence after the colon establishes your knowledge of the chosen […] … learn more→
Let’s not focus on graduate incomes when assessing the worth of education
The link between educational attainment and income has long been known. Now Australians have more information about what graduates earn from different universities and courses. A recent report shows graduates from NSW universities generally have the highest median income. Unsurprisingly, so do graduates from dentistry and medicine courses. It’s tempting to think these results show how some […] … learn more→
Study: Conservatives silencing themselves on campus
On many campuses, the political bias is massive, to the point that a student could easily spend all four years on campus without hearing any “conservative” opinions, much less meeting an actual conservative professor. Trouble is, despite what our legacy media keeps screaming at us, lots of people have conservative views. This includes devout followers […] … learn more→
How to choose a thesis topic that actually matters
It was in the final year of my bachelor studies I first found out how hard it is to find a good thesis topic. I was ready to work hard on my final coursework thesis and devote hundreds of hours and exceptional effort. Bigger projects always motivated me. I was glad to have something tangible […] … learn more→
College students with disabilities are too often excluded
AnnCatherine Heigl, a sophomore at George Mason University, recently attempted to join all eight sororities at her school. All eight turned her down. If you ask her sister, who Tweeted about how the experience left AnnCatherine “unwanted and devastated,” the reason the sororities denied AnnCatherine is because she has a disability: Down syndrome. This kind of outright rejection […] … learn more→
Business thesis should empirically test business theory in real business scenarios
Business thesis is written by students reading for Business Management Degrees. Most popular among the Business Degrees is MBA, because many students finishing their first degree in some other field also opt to follow MBAs. So, Business thesis is almost synonymous with MBA thesis. Writing a thesis on business matters is not an easy task, […] … learn more→
Yale survey lets us look at our future leaders
Ah, “The Ivy League.” The phrase justifiably conjures up romanticized notions of the best and brightest, the future shapers of the world. Now, I’ve had a few friends go there, and even have a few colleagues working there, so my own notions are stained with dark smears of “reality,” but the fact remains: throughout the […] … learn more→
Mention Alex Jones on Twitter? No College for you!
Years ago, on Seinfeld, there was a character called the Soup Nazi. He made delicous soup, but was very particular to whom he would sell it. If that person stepped out of line, then the Soup Nazi would shout “No soup for you!” and that person’s hopes of a cup of soup literally dried up […] … learn more→
