When questioned why I spent so much time and effort on potential cases of student misconduct during my time as a college professor, the answer was simple. If students get away with the small stuff now–cheating on an assignment or lying to a faculty member–there is no reason to believe they will not behave … Read more
Please excuse me while I stick my head out the window and shout, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it any more.” What was the tipping point? Not the latest evidence Donald Trump is a racist. Not the efforts to derail the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election … Read more
Let me ask you a question. Assume you are the largest and most powerful company in a specific market sector. You have been outspending the competition for years. Much of that investment has been spent on technology, new equipment that was supposed to give you an even greater edge against the competition. But instead … Read more
The toughest, yet most important, task of a teacher is to address students’ shortcomings head on, regardless of how uncomfortable such confrontations may be. This was never more true on the occasions when, as a professor at Miami University, I believed a student had violated the student code of conduct, especially when it involved academic … Read more
While channel surfing over the weekend, I chanced upon the John Frankenheimer tour-de-force The Manchurian Candidate (1964), the story of Raymond Shaw, a Korean War medal of honor winner whose story of heroism is a cover after having been captured and programmed by his Chinese handlers to become an assassin. The communists’ end game is to create … Read more