Lots of tasty toppings on these slices of academic life:
- When the book buyer knocks on your office door, are you a Purist, a Profligate, or a Pragmatist when it comes to parting with your examination copies? Find out in this great essay by Daniel Ennis, an English department chairman.
- The Chronicle of Higher Education celebrated Fashion Week with two great articles. In the first piece, Ms. Mentor explains when "fashion statements" at school are not appropriate. And in the second piece, Tim Gunn, Mr. Make-It-Work of Project Runway, explains the biggest mistakes he observes in faculty attire.
- In this this essay that addresses a very different style of merit pay, James Miller, professor of economics, advocates giving graduates $1,000 to divvy up among their favorite faculty.
- The Associated Press has a great picture of an embarrassing spelling error.
- At Educated and Poor, a composition instructor explains how she dealt with a classroom heckler.
- Not everyone is happy about the new academic year, and the cynicism and irony are a hoot:
The students in this Eric Prydz/Pink Floyd "mix" really don't "need no education" as they have plenty to teach the adults concerning global warming:
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