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When You've Done Everything Wrong
Suddenly tenure is within my grasp. I am a scholar who has done everything wrong (according to the academic standards)...
What's New at University of Venus - Week Ending 15 October 2011
UVenus Around the Web: Women in Research: Recommendations for Gender Equality in Higher Education: Anamaria Dutceac Segesten for UVenus at...
Occupied
The ongoing Occupy Wall Street protests have spread to Boston, and most notably to our university. International Affairs students particularly...
What is a Blog Post?
“What’s the point of this?” “Poorly argued.” “This isn’t about anything.” Lee Skallerup I’ve read these comments at the bottom...
Dual Use of Academia
“Dual use” is a term in my field, International Relations. Very simply put, it refers to the use of an...
What's New at University of Venus - Week Ending 8 October 2011
UVenus Around the Web: UVenus at The Guardian (UK): Heather Alderfer with Academic records: a registrar's guide to archiving, organising...
What Defines a Dilettante?
It's that time of year. I've read through more resumes and essays than I care to remember. I have the...
Cheating, Plagiarism and Just Plain "Not-too-Bright" Students
We’ve discussed the notion of cheating several times here at the University of Venus, its ramifications, philosophical perspectives, and devices...