Monthly Archives: February 2014

Feminist Fail, Test Question Stylee

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Will H. Moore

Two events during the past week have helped me recognize a lack of personal awareness of mine to a gendered pattern in my teaching and, worse, assessment.  One of the things about these “Aha!” moments is that the tendency is … Continue reading →

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MOOC? Nyet! The Case for US Brick & Mortar Colleges

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Will H. Moore

Without intending to do so, Caitlan Flanagan makes the case for why four year residential colleges and universities won’t be going away in the USA for at least a few generations (In her essay about The Dark Power of Fraternities). … Continue reading →

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Mean Tweet @ The Lego Movie

Posted on February 22, 2014 by Will H. Moore

Jimmy Kimmel has a pretty fun bit in which Celebrities Read Mean Tweets they have been sent.  Well, my cousin, Phil Lord (director of The Lego Movie, 21 Jump Street, etc.), got a mean tweet tonight, and I rather liked … Continue reading →

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Norms, Rules, and Protecting Scholarly Associations

Posted on February 17, 2014 by Will H. Moore

A few weeks ago the International Studies Association (ISA) stumbled into a hornet’s nest when Steve Saideman leaked a proposed policy on his blog that the Governing Counsel of the association was to consider at its annual meeting this March. … Continue reading →

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Kristoff Kerfuffle: On the Pace of Diffusion of Ideas

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Will H. Moore

Yesterday Nicholas Kristoff trolled professors, and especially political scientists, crying out: “Professors, we need you!”  Naturally, it echoed about the web (e.g., here), and kicked up a counter-response from bloggers noting that they exist (e.g., here and here).[1] What strikes … Continue reading →

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It was a good day

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Will H. Moore

This morning I went to see The Lego Movie, and really enjoyed it.  Even better, a group of special needs kids were in the audience as well, and afterward I heard an echolalia coming my way, and it came from a … Continue reading →

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