Students are already moving back in. Just a few more days until things get wonderfully crazy. If you are a blog reading person you should be following the the tag “SHOTime” on PSU blogs (or just click here). Our upperclass mentors are sharing about their favorite courses, the summer reading projects, […]
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This morning the Chronicle of Higher Ed ran this article about how a faculty member’s office should be furnished. Now I will be the first to tell you that in my current position I am very fortunate to have a gorgeous and large office (necessary for all the meetings and […]
And so the triennial meeting of IOSOT/IOTS/IOQS (and the other associated groups) is coming to an end. As usual I have not been to all the sessions I would have liked or seen all the sights I had hoped to see but at least I have this afternoon to remedy […]
I am here at the IOSOT/IOQS/IOTS conference in Helsinki and it is beautiful with excellent papers. So good, in fact, that I have not had time to blog. I hope to later today as well as uploading some of my photos. If you are twitter I have started relevant hash […]
Seems a resolution of sorts has been reached. I commented on this earlier, see the comments for thoughtful replies. A Separation and a Return July 30, 2010 The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign announced Thursday that it is ending an unusual relationship under which an independent Roman Catholic center has […]
I am told that the weather is “beastly hot” in Finland right now. It has even approached 90º F! But I am greatly looking forward to our trip there. Why am I going to Finland? Of course you remember that the 2010 IOSOT (and IOTS) conference is in Helsinki this […]
The following was sent to me this morning. My Scandinavia trip for this year will be spent attending the IOSOT/IOTS next month but for those who can attend, this should be excellent. Second Qumran Institute Symposium, 21-22 October 2010 Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Groningen, the Netherlands […]
NB: Rick’s comment made me realize that I did not clarify at the outset that I was not commenting directly on the merits of Howell’s hiring or firing. I was commenting on the practice of allowing an organization or donor outside of the university dictate the hiring or firing policies. […]