Perspectives Is The Academy Embracing Fake Math? Malcolm A. Kline April 25, 2017 ‘Fair division’ is apparently being taught at colleges like Rutgers University, which some could consider ‘fake math.’
Perspectives Hoop Earrings and Cultural Appropriation Malcolm A. Kline April 12, 2017 Hoop earrings are not cultural appropriation and have been adopted by a variety of cultures, said one University of Pennsylvania college professor.
Perspectives Trump Education Budget Rattles Establishment Malcolm A. Kline April 4, 2017 President Trump’s budget “blueprint” for the U. S. Department of Education recommends a 13 percent decrease in spending for the…
MLA MLA Vocabulary Contest Malcolm A. Kline January 31, 2017 There is at least one way in which the Modern Language Association (MLA) that thousands of English professors belong to…
MLA Workers of Berkeley Unite! Malcolm A. Kline January 30, 2017 Now here’s a man-bites-dog story: Labor strife at Berkeley. Janitorial, custodial and cafeteria workers at Berkeley are fighting to maintain…
MLA Hidden in Plain Sight: Genuine Scholarship at the MLA Malcolm A. Kline January 27, 2017 In the days before Wayne Gretzky brought elegance to hockey, a running joke about the sport was, “I went to…
Perspectives ‘Heteropatriarchy’ is a Phrase Used in Academia Malcolm A. Kline January 18, 2017 One of the many ironies in academe is the degree to which academics invert reality. This tendency is usually on…
MLA, Perspectives Why Martin Luther King, Jr. Still Matters Malcolm A. Kline January 16, 2017 It is startling to realize how much the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. accomplished in a life span that did…
MLA Civil Rights History, Queered Malcolm A. Kline January 12, 2017 Occasionally, professors at the Modern Language Association (MLA) have good points to make. Unfortunately, they soon get buried in the…
MLA Mugging Melville Malcolm A. Kline January 11, 2017 One of the speakers at this year’s Modern Language Association (MLA) meeting brought up a fascinating quote by William Wordsworth…
MLA Humanities PhDs: Write if you find work Malcolm A. Kline January 10, 2017 You might be surprised to learn that there are employment opportunities for college graduates with PhDs in the Humanities. You…
Perspectives Government Regulation is the New Growth Industry, says Georgetown University Malcolm A. Kline December 14, 2016 A few years back, universities were touting “green jobs,” to college graduates, implementing environmental regulations but they never materialized. Now…
