Faculty Lounge Bridge On The River MicroAggressions Malcolm A. Kline August 24, 2018 A trio of Iowa professors is getting a quarter of a million dollars to study microaggressions from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Faculty Lounge Social Justice and Engineering at University of San Diego Conference Means a Trip to the Border Accuracy in Academia February 1, 2018 Social justice at an engineering conference at the University of San Diego means a field trip to the U.S.-Mexico border. Huh?!
Faculty Lounge Auburn Engineering Professor Mocks Trigger Warnings in his syllabus Spencer Irvine September 5, 2016 An engineering professor at Auburn mocked trigger warnings in his syllabus. Good for him!
Perspectives From Basketball to the Science Fair Kallina Crompton May 13, 2016 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and founder of FIRST Dean Kamen discussed the importance of implementing STEM (Science, technology, engineering, and…
Faculty Lounge Feds Give Michigan a $500,000 Grant to Research Microaggressions in Engineering Spencer Irvine April 12, 2016 This is not a joke: The federal government has awarded the University of Michigan (UM) a grant of over $500,000…
Faculty Lounge Doctoral Candidate says Make STEM Less Competitive so Women can Work in STEM Jobs Spencer Irvine March 23, 2016 We didn’t say it; she did: A doctoral candidate at the University of North Dakota recently published a research paper…
Perspectives STEM of Academic Myth Malcolm A. Kline February 26, 2016 Despite evidence to the contrary, academics, among other elites, continue to insist that there is a shortage of applicants to…
Faculty Lounge The Urgent Demand for STEM Graduates may be Overblown Spencer Irvine August 11, 2015 Even the AAUP is doubting whether the emphasis and urgency of graduating STEM degree holders is actually an accurate one.
Faculty Lounge University of Massachusetts adjusts Ban on Iranian Engineering Students Spencer Irvine February 20, 2015 A ban in Congress was put into place regarding energy and engineering fields for Iranian students, which is a part…
