Monthly Archives: January 2014
Has the ISA gone “Kansas Board of Regents”?
Six weeks ago the Kansas Board of Regents caused a stir when it adopted a social media policy that is really something to behold. You can read it here. The International Studies Association (ISA) Executive Council recently submitted a proposal … Continue reading
An Alternative to Poker Chips: Encouraging and Assessing Student Participation
In response to a post of mine on my use of poker chips in the classroom my friend and colleague, Dave Clark, sent me the following via email. I asked for permission to post it as I think he has … Continue reading
Survey Said! Selections from my Fall, 2013 Course Evaluations
The following are quotations from the “Free Response Questions” from my students’ evaluations of my undergraduate International Human Rights Course from Fall, 2013 (for which you can find a dated, but representative, syllabus here). What did you like about the … Continue reading
Reviewer Etiquette on Published Work: Some Responses
The other day I opined that upon learning that a paper that one reviewed has been accepted for publication, it is probably inappropriate for the referee to inform the author(s) of that fact. I suggested that doing so unavoidably implied … Continue reading
Reviewer Etiquette on Published Work
Today I received an email from a political science journal informing me that an article submission I had reviewed has been accepted for publication and is available online for reading. I cannot recall having received such notification in the past, … Continue reading
Gender, Race and Leadership of the International Studies Association
A friend and I recently exchanged email in which it was observed that Out of 53 ISA presidents, there have been 7 women and 0 African Americans. See the list of ISA presidents here For the record, the ISA was … Continue reading
Will Opines 