Nasty tweets result in reprimand for Newark teacher

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She said she wanted to stab her students and hoped they'd get run over.
http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_26419917/newark-teacher-who-wrote-nasty-threatening-tweets-given?source=rss

No inner monologue, apparently.

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Higher Ed Class Struggle: A tenured faculty member's insensitive comments have drawn a backlash in the blogosphere... but do they reveal what many tenured faculty feel?

Karl Marx (1818-1883) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

http://chronicle.com/article/Offensive-Letter-Justifies/148551/?cid=pm&utm_source=pm&utm_medium=en

The Letter:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/letters/is-that-whining-adjunct-someone-we-want-teaching-our-young/

Let me suggest that the author has (rashly?) stated what many tenured faculty really believe and feel. Their own sinecures are threatened by the revolution in higher education content delivery and the uncertainty of working in a financially stressed, over-extended industry.  Don't expect much sympathy for their part-time, contingent colleagues.  Expect instead a class consciousness to come to the forefront with increased starkness.  This letter is only the tip of that iceberg. 

Marx wouldn't be surprised.

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Time is running out to enroll in my IP webinar

English: Cover of Against Intellectual Property by Stephan Kinsella (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sign up for the September 9th program here:
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ANother for-profit educator bites the dust.

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The anthem sounds for Anthem.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/29/profit-anthem-education-abruptly-closes-campuses-after-filing-bankruptcy

SOcial Darwinist Ayn Rand presumably would approve.

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SHould corporations have to pay taxes?

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http://www.nationalmemo.com/companies-pay-taxes/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=NM_Master_List&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter%20-%20August%2029%202014&utm_content=Final

Obviously they don't think so.

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When is enough enough?

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New York appellate court judges ponder the question of when the statute of limitations runs in a sexual abuse case.  
http://www.newyorklawjournal.com/home/id=1202668401095?kw=Circuit%20Judges%20Challenge%20Timing%20of%20Sexual%20Abuse%20Claims&et=editorial&bu=New%20York%20Law%20Journal&cn=20140829&src=EMC-Email&pt=Daily%20News&slreturn=20140729071026

If you have been pondering the challenges posed by sexual assault cases on your campus, sign up for my two part webinar series on the subject.

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A new line of work for notary publics?

English: Publicity photo of Howard Cosell from Monday Night Football. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

California's legislators have a  "yes means yes" law.  How will people prove that the "yes" happened? Do I exchange text messages with my date?  
http://features.aol.com/video/california-approves-yes-means-yes-bill?icid=aol|carousel|dl1

Well, I suppose if Howard Cosell could be present at Woody Allen's wedding night in "Bananas," having a notary present on a date is equally possible.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=howard+cosell+in+bananas

States are joining the "sexual assault" bandwagon

English: WASHINGTON (March 26, 2010) A poster supporting the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program. The SARC summit, hosted by the Department of the Navy in New Orleans, La., was held to bring awareness to the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program, which replaced the former Sexual Assault Victim Intervention (SAVI) program in November 2009. (U.S. Navy photo illustration/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/28/federal-scrutiny-campus-sexual-assaults-spills-states

This is the hottest topic on campuses this fall.  Don't miss my two-part webinar on handling sex assault cases:

http://www.educationadminwebadvisor.com/schedule/detail/College-Campus-Sexual-Assault

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Missouri court rules syllabi need not be shared with public by a state university

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Faculty own those syllabi, says the court.
http://chronicle.com/blogs/ticker/appeals-court-sides-with-u-of-missouri-in-fight-over-teacher-prep-syllabi/84795?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Who owns faculty work products is a complicated issue.  Learn more about it by signing up for my September 9th webinar:

http://www.educationadminwebadvisor.com/schedule/detail/Intellectual-Property-A-Key-Asset

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Latest media underwear bundling: Americans in Syria

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http://personalliberty.com/officials-say-hundreds-americans-joined-islamic-state-terror-group-gains-disturbing-amount-western-support/
So now the big story of the week is a handful --- 140 at last count --- American citizens fighting on one side or another in Syria.  It happened in much larger numbers during the Spanish Civil War, when there was a Lincoln Brigade in action on the republican side.  Is 140 a "disturbing amount of western support"?  I hardly think so.  Let me dare to suggest that these young men are no loss to our city streets.  Let them go and be violent in Syria, says I.  We have much, much bigger issues to deal with than this latest media distraction.

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The federal assault on sexual assault is spawning a cottage industry.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/08/27/pressure-colleges-deal-sexual-assault-leads-growing-cottage-industry

In fact I am a part of that industry.  Join me in late October and early November for my back-to-back webinars are handling sexual assault cases:

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Expect new federal regs in November that will mandate sexual-assault training programs.

English: WASHINGTON (March 26, 2010) A poster supporting the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program. The SARC summit, hosted by the Department of the Navy in New Orleans, La., was held to bring awareness to the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) program, which replaced the former Sexual Assault Victim Intervention (SAVI) program in November 2009. (U.S. Navy photo illustration/Released) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The anticipated regulations will apply to students and employees alike.
http://chronicle.com/article/A-Scripted-Response-to-Sexual/148465/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

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