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#21
General Discussion / Re: The Tax Man Cometh!
Last post by Myword - April 15, 2024, 01:29:27 PM
I hate IRS and state taxes. Today is worst day of the year.
I suspect millionaires pay less than I do. Maybe billionaires
#22
The State of Higher Ed / Re: DEI programs in the news
Last post by dismalist - April 15, 2024, 01:18:16 PM
Quote from: marshwiggle on April 15, 2024, 12:39:50 PMOntario university seeks math professor who self-IDs as woman or gender minority

QuoteAside from being an "exceptional scholar and researcher," the tenure track position, ranked as an assistant professor, is looking for candidates with a PhD or equivalent in pure mathematics or a related discipline.

"To address legal requirements for supporting underrepresented groups in the CRC program, eligible candidates for this search are required to identify as a woman or gender minority, which is defined to include individuals who self-identify as women, transgender, gender-fluid, nonbinary and Two-Spirit people."

The discussion of DEI, and here Canadian CDC, reminds me of a line in the movie Miss Congeniality [2000] where Sandra Bullock and Candice Bergen argue over whether the Pageant at the heart of the movie is a Beauty Pageant or a Scholarship Program. Is DEI a Reeducation Program or a Jobs Program? Outside a few States, it's a jobs program and, as such, can't fail!
#23
Teaching / Re: Favorite student emails
Last post by apl68 - April 15, 2024, 01:07:03 PM
But boring in an agreeable and interesting sort of way.  Not the bad kind of boring.
#24
The State of Higher Ed / Re: DEI programs in the news
Last post by Ruralguy - April 15, 2024, 01:02:48 PM
I think we're lumping together a lot of similar, but not necessarily directly related, concepts.
#25
General Academic Discussion / Re: Shelia Jackson Lee Insane ...
Last post by dlehman - April 15, 2024, 12:53:41 PM
So, apparently she claims that she meant the sun, not the moon.  I tend to believe she isn't quite as stupid as the discussion thus far treats her.  Mixing up "sun" and "moon" is akin to the many misspeaks we've heard from Biden and Trump.  Perhaps the real story should be how ignorant our entire political system is - that I could go along with.  But I think this focus on Sheila Jackson Lee's comments are cheap shots. People say things that are wrong and walk back all the time - why is nobody addressing her response to the ridicule? 
#26
The State of Higher Ed / Re: DEI programs in the news
Last post by marshwiggle - April 15, 2024, 12:39:50 PM
Ontario university seeks math professor who self-IDs as woman or gender minority

QuoteAside from being an "exceptional scholar and researcher," the tenure track position, ranked as an assistant professor, is looking for candidates with a PhD or equivalent in pure mathematics or a related discipline.

"To address legal requirements for supporting underrepresented groups in the CRC program, eligible candidates for this search are required to identify as a woman or gender minority, which is defined to include individuals who self-identify as women, transgender, gender-fluid, nonbinary and Two-Spirit people."
#27
General Discussion / Re: The Tax Man Cometh!
Last post by secundem_artem - April 15, 2024, 12:36:00 PM
Quote from: ab_grp on April 15, 2024, 07:49:05 AMWe're waiting excitedly (/sarcasm) to see if our CPA filed an extension and intends to complete our taxes or if I'm going to have to do so.  They were a great little local business but got bought out last year by a national group, and we have had zero correspondence from them! For others who use a CPA (especially part of a firm), I would be interested to know if you get any kind of updates that they have received your files, they plan to prepare your tax returns, the returns are ready for review, or an extension is being filed, or...?

Same thing happened to me.  Every year, worse service at a higher cost.  Last year they put me so far down their priority list I needed an extension - that never happened with the mom & pop firm I used to use.  Now, they just mail me a large envelope with a checklist, tell me "put your crap in here" and I drop it off at their office and hope they do something with it.

I downloaded Turbo Tax this year, did it myself for 1/3 the cost and basically the same outcome as the CPA firm used to get me with respect to return being accepted and refund/tax owing calculated.
#28
General Discussion / Re: The Tax Man Cometh!
Last post by hmaria1609 - April 15, 2024, 11:57:08 AM
Got folks who waited until the last minute to get their tax materials copied, printed, or both here at the library. Argh!
#29
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Calvin College Fires Pres....
Last post by Hibush - April 15, 2024, 11:12:38 AM
Quote from: Christianity Today articleBoer became president of Calvin at a time when the school had been under pressure to abide by the rules of the Christian Reformed Church in North America, in particular the church's teaching about sexuality. In 2022, the denomination ruled that congregations and church members must abide by church teaching on marriage and sex—which state that only heterosexual sex within marriage is allowed.

In the fall of 2022, Boer told Religion News Service that Calvin will continue to be hospitable to its LGBTQ students. "I don't want to be the president of an institution that isn't welcoming to everybody," Boer said.

That would be a different split between a board and a president than we are used to seeing. But also reflects a move away from the middle that is more common.
#30
The State of Higher Ed / Calvin College Fires Pres. Pre...
Last post by downer - April 15, 2024, 10:55:39 AM
The BOT gives some info here:
https://currentpub.com/2024/04/15/calvin-university-responds-to-wiebe-and-joanna-boers-lawsuit/

Boer is a former oil executive and son of Christian Reformed Church missionaries. He became Calvin's president in 2022.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2024/february/calvin-president-wiebe-boer-resign-messages-university-boar.html
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