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Research & Scholarship / Re: May Research Thread
Last post by Ancient Fellow - Today at 03:47:45 PMHere as May begins:
Sent off another communique to Wary Representative of Eminent Publisher regarding my proposal for Controversial Third Monograph. Expect this to be ongoing.
Finished the numbering of Critical Edition. This is really a critical edition of a text with edited collection of chapters providing context and analysis. Hopefully will wrap up in summer.
Sent off another communique to Wary Representative of Eminent Publisher regarding my proposal for Controversial Third Monograph. Expect this to be ongoing.
Finished the numbering of Critical Edition. This is really a critical edition of a text with edited collection of chapters providing context and analysis. Hopefully will wrap up in summer.
#2
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Protests and police on cam...
Last post by Parasaurolophus - Today at 02:50:24 PMMeanwhile, at UCLA, counter-protesters attacked encamped students with clubs, tear gas, and fireworks, while shouting racial slurs. The cops came but then stood around.
#3
Teaching / Re: Favorite student emails
Last post by the_geneticist - Today at 02:18:47 PMI got a really, really long email from a student who is a[plying to medical school. They said heheh learned so much, kept all of their notes, etc etc.
One giant glaring problem.
I was not their instructor. I designed the labs, but labs are taught by TAs. I don't teach the lectures either.
And even if I was their instructor, this was freshman [Baskets for Basketweavers 102] three years ago. Have I seen or heard from Stu in those three years? Nope.
I hope they have better choices for their other letter writers because I declined to write a DWIC letter.
One giant glaring problem.
I was not their instructor. I designed the labs, but labs are taught by TAs. I don't teach the lectures either.
And even if I was their instructor, this was freshman [Baskets for Basketweavers 102] three years ago. Have I seen or heard from Stu in those three years? Nope.
I hope they have better choices for their other letter writers because I declined to write a DWIC letter.
#4
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Protests and police on cam...
Last post by Langue_doc - Today at 02:04:40 PMQuoteThe 63-Year-Old Career Activist Among the Protesters at Columbia
Videos show Lisa Fithian, whom the police called a "professional agitator," working alongside protesters who stormed Hamilton Hall.
QuoteWhat the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
QuoteWhat the First Amendment Means for Campus Protests
Encampments? Occupying buildings? Demonstrators cite their right to free expression, but the issues are thorny.
QuoteEric Adams Seizes Role as Face of the Crackdown on Student Protests
Mayor Eric Adams of New York defended the arrests of nearly 300 protesters and said he would not allow the protests to disrupt the city.
#5
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Protests and police on cam...
Last post by spork - Today at 01:37:57 PMSent to me by a parent of a current Columbia undergrad:
https://twitter.com/elicalebon/status/1785560131100618798?s=49&t=RRIS-Y6CCLizLM83-jthEA
The key sentence, in my opinion, is "You don't see this in lower tier schools from kids of lower socio-economic standing because they aren't plagued with the guilt of privilege that they're seeking to launder through Middle East role plays of feigned suffering."
https://twitter.com/elicalebon/status/1785560131100618798?s=49&t=RRIS-Y6CCLizLM83-jthEA
The key sentence, in my opinion, is "You don't see this in lower tier schools from kids of lower socio-economic standing because they aren't plagued with the guilt of privilege that they're seeking to launder through Middle East role plays of feigned suffering."
#6
Teaching / Re: Teaching About The Middle ...
Last post by spork - Today at 01:31:14 PMQuote from: secundem_artem on Today at 08:47:39 AMCertainly not my field, but I found this to be an interesting read from the perspectives of both sides.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/01/magazine/israel-founding-palestinian-conflict.html
This is brilliantly designed and executed. Thanks. Missed its original publication because I was in the Middle East at the time.
Quote from: Parasaurolophus on Today at 10:00:57 AMSome or all of Jerome Slater's Mythologies Without End: The US, Israel, and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, 1917-2020?
Thanks. I was unaware of this book, and it might be suitable for one of my graduate courses, thought it's > 500 pages. I currently use Rashid Khalidi's The Hundred Years' War on Palestine.
Also, not clearly stated in my original post: my syllabus revision is not limited to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The course is about the whole region. So suggestions about other topics are welcome.
#7
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Protests and police on cam...
Last post by jimbogumbo - Today at 01:21:32 PMQuote from: marshwiggle on April 29, 2024, 02:19:31 PMQuote from: jimbogumbo on April 29, 2024, 01:17:28 PMFrom the Ballon Juice blog:
"Are there some bad actors who have said inexcusable things and peddled anti-Semitic tropes? Of course. Are they the majority? No. Not even close."
That's because the majority are too clueless to find Gaza on a map, and are just parroting what the group tells them too, so they don't get left out.
I think you might not know what majority means.
Seriously, I think these students know a great deal about the situation. On the merits of calling for disinvestment, and the idea that is really even possible, not so much.
#8
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Protests and police on cam...
Last post by kaysixteen - Today at 12:14:29 PMWe thank you for your services to this university, Professor, and they are no longer required.
#9
The State of Higher Ed / Re: Protests and police on cam...
Last post by Wahoo Redux - Today at 11:56:58 AMThis arrest has been making the social media / news rounds with very divided opinion about its legitimacy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5t5ldOXvwQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5t5ldOXvwQ
#10
General Discussion / Re: NYT Spelling Bee
Last post by Langue_doc - Today at 10:38:26 AMGood morning!
Pangrams and above genius. QB yesterday, but had to resort to BB for a couple of words.
Happy solving!
Pangrams and above genius. QB yesterday, but had to resort to BB for a couple of words.
Happy solving!