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Academics ‘fail to change teaching due to fear of looking stupid’
An anthropologist who had the unenviable task of sitting through academics’ meetings and reading their email chains to find out why they fail to change their teaching styles has come to a surprising conclusion: lecturers are simply too afraid of looking stupid in front of their students to try something new.
Marking exams? When it comes to workload, less can mean more
Academics faced with a pile of exam scripts to mark often feel like they have been at it for 10 hours straight and, for some, this may be depressingly close to reality.
Why Trump’s offensive tweets don’t get him kicked off Twitter
President Trump has called Twitter a "wonderful thing" because it lets him speak directly to the people.
Chris Christie, New Jersey governor, enjoys beach he closed to public
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is facing heavy criticism after he was photographed relaxing on a state beach he had ordered closed to the public.
Flip-Flop on Church and State
East Central University, facing complaint, agrees to remove religious symbols from chapel. But after criticism, institution halts the removal.
US scientists take on Trump at the ballot box
Patrick Madden has taught and conducted research in computer science for nearly 20 years at Binghamton University, State University of New York.
DeVos loosens for-profit college rules; more state cash may head to religious schools
DeVos "presses pause" on for-profit college regulation
How sustainability saves America
What does America stand for?
Scarborough, Brzezinski say White House used National Enquirer as threat
MSNBC hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski say President Trump and his White House used the possibility of a hit piece in the National Enquirer to threaten them and change their news coverage.
