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Something Shylockian
This is about a 24-year-old girl who wanted to do a master’s in England with all her heart. Late in the summer of 2005 she boarded a bus from a town on the edge of Russia, clutching a first-class undergraduate degree, £110 in borrowings, and a handful of English words she had picked up at… »
Look, this TWAT’s not working
Acronyms are ever so useful, so here’s one worth noting: TWAT. You will understand why I find this of particular interest when I say it is part of the academic lingo — at least over here in sunny… »
O, be some other name!
Purely as a matter of scholarly interest, I wonder who should rank higher in the academic hierarchy — associate dean or deputy dean? I ask because my university is in the throes of a titular makeover that involves a variety of deans…. »
By Barry’s beard!
And the student said, bold as a first-year: “You don’t know what you are talking about, Chindu. I have done my A-levels. And that’s not what they taught… »
They ain’t getting me to buy books!
I think the most interesting part of an academic year is the first couple of weeks. I love the buzz it brings. Suddenly the corridors are not empty, the forecourt is not deserted, the library is populated, the cafeterias are open, and my colleagues are back from Spain (and China). There’s talk, activity, excitement…. »
Hook me, I am available
Amazing what happens when you throw a crusty old subject at a bunch of young minds and ask them to write. I did that a few times in the last two years and came away… »
Bugger, I got the blog bug!
I am sick, and terribly-terribly infectious: I give people the ‘blog… »
Because there’s no escape
Why, oh why, my web-shy friends ask me, do I try to bully them into the blogosphere? Why do I insist on talking blogs at the drop of my non-existent… »
Blog. Now. Or I shoot
The way I see it, if my young friends need a gun to their heads before they introduce themselves to the wonderful life out there, so be it. I will hold that gun…. »