I’m teaching a large(ish) lecture class this semester. We had a paper due on Thursday, 11/16. The stated policy is that you lose 10% of the grade automatically for each day it’s late. Only one student turned in a paper late (claiming computer problems, of course). She’s a good student, and I have no reason to [...]
How long does (or did) it take for your qualifying exams (written) to be “graded”?
A professor under whom I’ve recently studied plagiarized one of his graduate students. She graduated with a master’s, and never published her thesis. She then discovered that he had plagiarized a section of her thesis and published it under his name. When she confronted him, he laughed at her, told her that it’s not unusual, [...]
Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any idea how to transfer US grades to Commonwealth (UK, Aus, NZ) grades. I am applying to an Australian University for a masters program and I have a 3.87 major GPA with a 3.65 culminative GPA. I received honors in both my majors. Does anyone know how I [...]
I apologize if this plug is illegal in this community, but I figured since it’s related to academics it should fit. This is a community for college students who are majoring in religious studies, or are considering this area of study for a major. No matter where you are in your studies (pursuing an AA [...]
Just a group question out of curiosity… How did you decide whether your advanced degree was/is worth the cost to obtain it? (For example: if your field’s general earning potential is, say, $30k/year, how did you decide it was worth 50k to get the degree?) How do you measure whether a degree is worth the [...]
I would really like to speak with someone in the University of Michigan Clinical Psychology PhD program and was wondering if anyone here was attending. I have a few general questions about the program that can’t be answered on the website; I would also love to stalk some journals. I have additional interests in talking [...]
In a conference bio, is it considered appropriate to give acknowledgement to any faculty/peers who may have helped you revise your work? ETA: This is a Lit paper.
The previous Simpsons post inspired a friend to find me this one (apologies if it’s appeared here before)…
Title: PUNK: words, music, politics, influence Location: British Columbia Date: 2008-04-24 Description: The first international scholarly conference on punk will be held at Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada, on April 24-26, 2008. Please e-mail individual abstracts or panel proposals to Prof. Paul [...]