Student Evaluations of Teachers “Flawed but Fixable”
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on research by Anthony G. Greenwald, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington. Some tidbits from his research: * “At best, student ratings provide a weak measure of instructional quality” * “70…
Lawyers with MySpace Pages
This breathless Law.com article discusses how lawyers with MySpace pages are being deluged with new clients. I particularly liked this quote: Mark Meisinger, a 28-year-old criminal defense lawyer in Dallas, says his prospective clients are on MySpace. Meisinger says he…
Email Interviews with Reporters
This Washington Post article discusses how interview subjects are redefining their relationship with reporters: The humble interview, the linchpin of journalism for centuries, is under assault….[I]n the digital age, some executives and commentators are saying they will respond only by…
“Eureka!: Lawyer-Scientists Cash In”
AP story on the rising number of law school applicants with deep scientific backgrounds. From my own personal observation this year being loosely involved with SCU’s admissions process, I’m blown away by the technical backgrounds and expertise of our applicants….
NYT Op-Ed Against Vegan Kids
The NYT ran an op-ed called “Death by Veganism.” Some “high”lights: * “You cannot create and nourish a robust baby merely on foods from plants.” * “There are no vegan societies for a simple reason: a vegan diet is not…
Googling “Eric Goldman”
Kevin Delaney of the WSJ ran an interesting story about how parents are selecting baby names on their ability to generate distinctive results in the search engines. As someone who went through a personal re-branding, this is a topic of…
Name Equality Act of 2007 Passes CA Assembly
The California Assembly has passed AB102, the Name Equality Act of 2007. The latest text of the law. The Mercury News article. This law, sponsored by the ACLU and others, is designed to statutorily overturn the discriminatory imbalance between men…
“Vegan eateries not just for hippies”
AP article on the proliferation of vegetarian restaurants. The article says there are 1,000-1,200 nationwide, a number that sounds very low to me, but it also says the number has doubled in the past 7 years, which I can believe….
Media Relations for Professors
On Monday, SCU had a “thank you” lunch for professors and administrators who had media exposure this year. The formal program included three speakers: Ed Clendaniel, San Jose Mercury News opinion page writer; Dana Nachman, NBC 11 special projects producer;…