5 Things University Professors Don’t Want to Accept

5 Things University Professors Don’t Want to Accept
1. The 60’s ain’t comin’ back – The 1960’s and 70’s were a great time for academia financially. Job growth was enormous, “research” was big business and grants were plentiful. We’re in a slash-n-burn situation, budget cuts mean the milk and honey days are not returning. Time to [...]

Tales of the Graduate Teaching Assistant: Or The Bodhisattva of LSD (Part II)

Abstract: This is part two of a recounting of my earliest experience teaching. As a graduate student, my friend Felix and I, were recruited to T.A. for Dr. Samsara. After taking us to lunch we were driven head in to the deep end.
“Hey mother-fu$ker,” Felix screamed waving his arms and chasing the van down the [...]