We’re number 1, we’re number 1!!!!! I got an email to this effect from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s sociology department upon the release of the latest ranking of graduate programs by US News. Of course I checked it out right away and was interested to see my undergraduate alma mater — UC-Berkeley — was alsoContinueContinue reading “US News Rankings of Graduate Programs in Sociology”
Category Archives: Higher Education
Sociologists are Open Minded Toward the Open Minded
I just came across a review of some interesting work by my fellow sociologist of religion, George Yancey on religious and political bias in American higher education. His book, Compromising Scholarship, was reviewed in a Chronicle of Higher Education Innovations blog post by Peter Wood called “Preferred Colleagues” (back in 2011 — I missed it!).ContinueContinue reading “Sociologists are Open Minded Toward the Open Minded”
Title IX at Wake Forest University
I find Title IX endlessly complex and fascinating. I am teaching the Sociology of Sport this fall and the more I dig into the issue, the less I feel like I know and the more I want to know. In response to a class discussion, a student forwarded me the following email from our universityContinueContinue reading “Title IX at Wake Forest University”
Evidence Shows The Fraternity Experience is The Problem
Posted by John D. Foubert, Ph.D. , Author, The Men’s and Women’s Programs at Ending Rape Through Peer Education on April 29, 2011 at 7:15am EDT In 2007 I published a study of men who join fraternities, comparing their rates of sexual assault before they join and after they join. Before they join, their ratesContinueContinue reading “Evidence Shows The Fraternity Experience is The Problem”
Drinking in Exam Week Hurts College Students’ Performance
Stop the presses! This shocking news from “Inside Higher Education”: Drinking in Exam Week Hurts College Students’ Performance College students who drink before and during their final exams show a “statistically and economically meaningful reduction in academic performance” — “of approximately the same magnitude as being assigned to a professor whose quality is one standardContinueContinue reading “Drinking in Exam Week Hurts College Students’ Performance”
Reflections on 5 Days in the Life of a Tenured Professor
I have to admit I was shocked to total up my working hours last week and see that I only worked 42.5 hours. I’ve been thinking alot about why it seems like I worked much more than that. Here are some conclusions I’ve come to: (1) I have read somewhere (I can’t remember where!) thatContinueContinue reading “Reflections on 5 Days in the Life of a Tenured Professor”
Day in the Life, Day 5
Day 5: Friday. Busy morning and relaxing afternoon ahead.6:15am: Wake up, shower, dress, coffee, kids to bus7:30am: In my office, chatting with colleague on phone8:00am: Check email and prepare for 8:30am meeting and 9:30am phone call.8:30am: Meeting regarding personnel issue9:30am: Phone conversation with woman from England working on on-line submission system for journal10:15am: Meeting withContinueContinue reading “Day in the Life, Day 5”
Day in the Life, Day 4
Day 4: Wake up late from staying up too late last night. Day full of teaching and meetings ahead.8:00am: Wake up, coffee, shower, dress, take out recycling. Everyone already gone to school and work.9:00am: Decide to work at home until 11:00am meeting. Check email, prepare for class today.11:00am: Arrive at office at last.11:00am: Meet withContinueContinue reading “Day in the Life, Day 4”
Day in the Life, Day 3
Day 3, Wednesday. Kids back to school, but buses running late so off to a late start today.7:00am: Wake up, coffee. Wait with son at bus stop until 7:45 (bus 30 minutes late)To 8:30am: Shower, dress, eat.To 9:00am: Check email, packTo 10:00am: Stop at dry cleaners, post office on way to office10:00am: Arrive at officeContinueContinue reading “Day in the Life, Day 3”
Day in the Life of a Tenured Professor, Day 2
Day 2, Tuesday. Historic day: First half-Kenyan to be inaugurated as President of the United States. Is the dream still alive?Had an inch of snow overnight, so kids home from school because of school closure, and university opening is delayed until 10:30a — for some folks. Not me.6:15am: Wake up, coffee, shower, dress, read SundayContinueContinue reading “Day in the Life of a Tenured Professor, Day 2”