[Congratulations to all the academics. Another year in the books! This Reader Advisor is for you. Today, we’ve got: students standing up for themselves at USC’s Roski School of the Arts; The Toast, with questions you’ve heard before if you’ve ever presented for a panel; and an argument for teachers’ unions. — the Artblog editors]
“Ivory Tower,” Hideyoshi (2008). “Thanks so much for your presentation. My own work, I believe, refutes everything you’ve ever done; I’d like to offer you a presentation of my own in the eighteen minutes we have left ,” via The Toast
TOM: Hey, I just noticed our panel has only men on it. Isn’t that a little weird? TED: No, that’s not strange at all. I hand-picked everyone myself! , via All Male Panels
When administrators forget that students are not customers. When students remember they are not customers , via Art & Education
Book-related , via Vice
This article begs the question: Is it really the smartest people who go to Ivy League schools or simply the richest and/or most desperate? , via Mic
Higher education, especially in Philadelphia, is addicted to its low-cost disposable labor force. One consequence is the continual exodus of the most talented and passionate educators to other cities with full-time positions or better opportunities. Unions, and the benefits that their bargaining powers can secure, help keep talented educators local–enriching the city, the universities, and the students , via New York Times
