Perspectives Colleges & Universities Cutting Math & Science Malcolm A. Kline August 21, 2018 Unfortunately, what they are excising are the courses many outside academe might consider most valuable.
Faculty Lounge Fight the ‘Oppression’ of Sir Isaac Newton, writes Scholar Accuracy in Academia June 8, 2017 A feminist academic wants safe spaces in quantum physics and is not a fan of Sir Isaac Newton’s alleged oppression.
Faculty Lounge Physics Conference Suggested Attendees Wear ‘Gender Pronoun’ Stickers Spencer Irvine March 16, 2017 To avoid the problem of “misgendering” at a conference, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) suggested the use of…
Faculty Lounge Louisville Bars Asian and White Candidates from Applying for Physics Position Spencer Irvine December 19, 2015 The job posting has been removed since the outcry, but really, University of Louisville? “The post … on HigherEdJobs mostly…
Faculty Lounge Physics Professor Chains Himself to Entrance to Natural Gas Facility Spencer Irvine August 21, 2015 The Campus Reform reported: A professor of physics at University of Rhode Island was arrested Thursday morning and forcibly removed…
Faculty Lounge, News Physics Professors tackle the NFL “Deflate-Gate” Scandal Spencer Irvine January 25, 2015 Don’t they have something better to do than test deflated and inflated footballs? Apparently not.
