Tagged with Higher Ed

Blackboard: Learn, Hate, Hack

Blackboard continues to suck. I'm at a new institution, and I have learned that admin regulation of features accounts for only a small amount of Blackboard's suckage. My current school has foregone some convenient features, but adopted other nifty ones. In the end this just illustrates that … Continue reading →

Who gets to graduate?

I posted about the politics of grammar and desegregation in Baton Rouge before running into this morning's NYT article on the graduation gap. Regardless of SAT scores and college aptitude, only 1 out of 6 students who come from low-income families will complete their college degrees, whereas 90% of … Continue reading →

What is Communication, Exactly?

The place of public speaking in the general education curriculum is constantly questioned. The image of communication majors in pop culture sheds light on why. Because "it's kinda hard to put into words." I experienced a moment of synchronicity to illustrate this. The moment is circular, a snake … Continue reading →