From July 14, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/national/eclipse/?tid=ss_fb&utm_term=.b82fb4f12a48
This is a great WaPo site that looks at solar eclipses, past and present.
The 1979 eclipse went right over where I was in Saskatchewan. I was in an evangelical… Continue reading…
From June 19, 2017
Just heard that an old friend passed away. Phil Merklinger, the other half of the philosophy department for the entire time I was at Augustana University College in Camrose. And, besides… Continue reading…
From June 2, 2017
As I work on organizing the HASTAC conference (http://hastac2017.org/), I’m also cleaning out my closet. I found this wrinkly but otherwise brand-new T-shirt, from the… Continue reading…
From April 19, 2017
https://today.ucf.edu/key-discovery-pose-right-questions/
Good teachers like to tell themselves and others that there are no dumb questions. Whether they actually believe that is another question, but even if it is true, it… Continue reading…
From March 9, 2017
So, I find myself on a committee (I was “voluntold”), which is supposed to come up with ideas for arts and cultural involvement in the community. This is part of a… Continue reading…
From Feb. 20, 2017
Eric Schliesser‘s post on attitudes toward one’s academic life is interesting. It’s not really about work/life balance, but about ways we face what we do…. Continue reading…
From Oct. 24, 2016
http://www.apaonline.org/general/custom.asp?page=codeofconduct
Ok, so the APA has a code of conduct now. Several people have been raising questions about whether it could be used to silence people, and the questions are… Continue reading…
On State of Florida Bill 0837: Relating to Student & Faculty Academic Freedom
Bruce B. Janz
Draft: 21 April 2005
Do not quote without permission
Why This Page?
I have prepared this page in the… Continue reading…
