by sumac | Jun 12, 2017 | Academic apologies
Harland Fletcher recently finished his senior year at Liberty High School in Brentwood, California. He sounds like an energetic and motivated guy. The day he turned 17, he enlisted in the US Army. Under the Split Training Option, he completed Basic Combat Training...
by snarly | May 30, 2017 | Academic apologies
This past Sunday’s New York Times has a shudder-inducing story about a teacher at Phillips Academy who inappropriately romanced one of his students. Later, the teacher, Frederic Lyman, moved to Choate Rosemary Hall, where he was one of 12 former teachers found...
by snarly | Apr 20, 2017 | Academic apologies
Inside Higher Education has an excellent account of a horrible decision made by an academic journal…and the journal’s attempt to make things right. Read the whole tale there. The (sorta?) short version: Last year, an assistant professor at Columbia’s...
by sumac | Mar 1, 2017 | Academic apologies
Rubidoux High School is located in Jurupa Valley, California. The school “mascot” is the jaguar. The town is about 70% Hispanic or Latino, and the student body is closer to 90%, according to the Washington Post. The town’s on part of the old Rancho Jurupa, a...
by snarly | Feb 10, 2017 | Academic apologies, Youth apologizes
Aw, a bright pink construction paper valentine! With a red lollipop taped inside! And a picture of Adolf Hitler on the outside with the legend: “my love 4 u burns like 6,000 jews”! In Comic Sans! (Also, 6,000 Jews? This person’s sense of historicity...
by snarly | Dec 19, 2016 | Academic apologies
Last week, Tulane Technology Services sent an email to 130 high school students who’d applied to Tulane Early Decision, congratulating them on their admission. Unfortunately, the email was sent in error. You have to pity the poor students, who loved Tulane...
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