Northwestern U journalism prof Steven Thrasher was on #DemocracyNow this morning and they referenced this article.
It's bittersweet. These protest camps are beautiful and inspiring, but attempts -- by college admins, politicians, police, and journalists to extinguish and discredit them is disgusting.
"For more than 50 years, Asian American studies has been a recognized field at American colleges and universities. But outside of California, students who want to study it as a major or minor are usually out of luck.
Dear UK #Students, get yourselves on the #ElectoralRoll right now as you will be at home in July. Tell you families, tell your neighbours, tell your friends.
U.S. President Joe Biden is set to give a commencement address this Sunday at Morehouse, a historically Black college in Atlanta that counts Dr. Martin Luther King among its graduates. But the president’s coming speech has sparked consternation from the graduating class. Some students see Biden using Morehouse as a political tool for Black votes in an election year, and others are considering ways to protest his Middle East policies without overshadowing the celebration for their families. NPR has more.
#College professors are facing the same challenges we see at the secondary level: students who struggle with #reading, writing, and completing homework. It explores the reasons behind these trends, dives into relevant research, and showcases how some professors are adapting their teaching methods in response.
The article is free, but you may have to create an account to read it. #education
Contre le "choc des avares", le SNES-FSU Créteil appelle à amplifier la mobilisation :
grève académique le mardi 14 mai : pour l’abandon des mesures « Choc des savoirs », pour exiger une revalorisation salariale sans contreparties et des moyens pour l’École publique ;
campagne d’information à destination des personnels et des familles : heures d’informations syndicales, AG et réunions publiques ;
manifestation nationale à Paris le samedi 25 mai contre le choc des savoirs, pour l’école publique !"
Anyone ever had to OCR a webpage to find a link? I did today. On a supposedly accessible college site, with nice fluffy captions on tables telling us poor simpleton blink blinks what the table will contain. Well it didn't contain the one link we were looking for! So yeah, thank goodness for OCR.
Whos ready for something new? Who here wants to experience the greatness of senses that are not normally talked about? Who here wants to enlighten themselves to a new way of life? a way where loving and being loved is different? If so, #boost and favorite this post. If you want to know what this is about, DM me. #College, #CollegeProject, #Love, #Romance.