Archive for "Feb, 2010"

Diversity, Recruitment, Retention, and Academic Integrity

Every year, the Black Student Government associations from the Big XII universities gather for a big conference where students can discuss the challenges they face at their institutions and offer each other support, creativity, and motivation. While I have never attended this conference, I have heard profound testimonials from students who have about the way [...]

I’ve Been Nominated, And I’m in Great Company!

Over the past year, I’ve occasionally received pingbacks from Alejna at collecting tokens and Holly at Cold Spaghetti for their regular collections of “Just Posts.” These are fresh blog posts they find on the internet that they think reflect a worthwhile perspective on social justice that ought to be shared more wildly. Typically, they share [...]

LAST CHANCE To Watch Olympic Curling!!

Today and tomorrow are your last chances to watch Olympic curling! My experience talking to folks over the past two weeks is that they tend be adverse to watching curling until they actually watch it and figure out how the game works. Then, they’re hooked. I think it’d be great if curling became a more [...]

Teachers Make The Difference! Help My Friend!

A friend of mine from Ithaca College needs your help! Please read his message below (my emphasis added)! Dear Family, No matter how frustrated I get with being a teacher; I would be lying if I said that this experience has not been a blessing. As you know, I currently live in Atlanta teaching 9th [...]

Inside The Mind Of The Believer

I came across this diagram today and just had to share it. I’ve offered some additional comments below. Logic Retarder: “The Bible is true because God wrote it. God exists because The Bible says so. It’s that simple!” Visual Faith Filter: “A study that prayer doesn’t work? That’s laughable… as if science can prove anything [...]