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
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
In a November 24 opinion piece, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank recounts being in a room with “two of the most prominent men in the news business.” The subject turned to the sexual harassment allegations against New York Times journalist Glenn Thrush and CBS This Morning co-host Charlie Rose. When one of the men … Read more
Memory is a strange animal. And among its most mysterious behaviors is the way past recollections are triggered by current experiences and events. This morning I woke up and my first thoughts turned to May 7, 2003, a day which had been tucked away in my organic data banks for years. In the spring … Read more
Some of you may remember Jack Webb as Joe Friday on the television series Dragnet. Friday was a no-nonsense LAPD detective who had no interest in spin. Whenever questioning a witness or suspect, his trademark line was, “Just the facts.” As previously posted, Donald J. Trump declared that the massacre at the First Baptist … Read more