What’s New at University of Venus? 14 July 2012

What’s New at UVenus:

• Denise Horn at University of Venus with Academic stress: reaching the end of an unbalanced semester (Guardian UK).
• Liana Silva at University of Venus with  Academic blogging: minority scholars cannot afford to be silent (Guardian UK).

What’s New With Our Writers:

• Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe presented “Bologna & Beyond: Deciphering European Degrees” to the National Association of Fellowship Advisors’ Summer Workshop, “Reaching Out and Digging In.”

• Janni Aragon was interviewed by CTV News regarding the BBQ Chip Bandits in Victoria, BC;  CBC All Points West about the recent US Supreme Court decisions; and by the Times Colonist about social media and politics.
• Mary Churchill was nominated to the board of Dudley Main Streets of Boston Main Streets, invited as a member of Boston City Council’s working group on education, and asked to join the advisory group for the re-design of her local neighborhood branch of the Boston Public Library.

Our Writers At Other Blogs:

• Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe looks Forever Forward on the Fourth and visits John Harris’ Burg.
• Bonnie Stewart explored the digital practice of produsage, conducted a blog post-mortem, offered an ex-teacher’s tips for summer learning projects, and finally found a use for her Master’s thesis.
• Lee Skallerup Bessette wrote about class divide and classroom technology at Hybrid Pedagogy. She also participated in the subsequent Twitter chat (#digped) that was inspired by her piece.
• Janni Aragon offers her advice regarding the reappointment process for tenure line faculty and reflects on last year's courses.

Coming Up:

• Don’t miss the next #Femlead Twitter chat, led by Brenda Bethman, on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 from 2-230pm EDT.
• Lee Skallerup Bessette’s MLA Panel was selected to be a part of the President’s Theme. You can read the panel proposal/description here. Hope to see you in Boston in January!