[I’m warning you now, this is probably the longest blog post I’ve ever written, but my passion on the issue requires it…] The Chicago Teachers’ strike is compelling news to me for a number of reasons. [For example, why did the union not give parents and students more lead time that a strike might be…
Category: diversity
i own this…
I took a detour on my way to work this morning by walking across the Capitol directly catch the Orange/Blue lines. [I don’t like crowds, and if you’ve been in Union Station with broken escalators between 7.45-8.45AM, you might sympathize.] Halfway to the station, I looked up and this is what I saw: I remember…
#28
OK. Some professional scientists need to leave grad school and undergrad behind. What could any professional scientist be thinking that would make him arrange a stripping routine as official conference entertainment? It is an event like this that can help people realize why more diversity in science is necessary. Can people who would sanction a…
It’s Not Just a Grade! It’s A Place Among the Elite…
I must say, my friend Lydie has brought up a point which I have been considering for some time now. Ever since I was applying to undergraduate programs, the question as to how much of a school’s name you should pay for was on my mind. In one of her recent posts, “To Ivy or…