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Monthly Archives: December 2015
On ‘Composing a Further Life’ and Affiliate Faculty Positions
Three bits of information prompted these thoughts: First, I heard the sad story of a young, affiliate faculty member and mother, working part time in three universities, widely spaced on the landscape. She is under-paid and under-recognized at work, and … Continue reading
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Tagged age, ageism, Bateson, care, children, Li, life stage, oppression, profession, university
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A Letter to Sign: Incompatibility of Intolerance with American Values
I just signed an open letter by Prakash Kashwan of the University of Connecticut, to be submitted to the New York Times by 23 December 2015 (Please click the link here to sign). It justly rails against the growing intolerance … Continue reading
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Tagged Communists, House Committe on Un-America Activities, McCarthy, Socialists
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On Trump, Hitler and other Tyrants
We had a visit last night from an interesting young man. He was here as an exchange student, getting an MBA at Cornell. Of German stock, he is bright, articulate, and—amazingly—interested in discussing all sorts of topics with an elderly … Continue reading