tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post6178879744664803969..comments2023-10-15T04:23:50.187-04:00Comments on College Misery: What College Professors Can Learn From Alan Alda. From Time.com.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-89232454124342041842015-02-05T09:56:48.101-05:002015-02-05T09:56:48.101-05:00Amen.Amen.Snarky Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04196509615328045888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-11877612538135921332015-02-05T06:21:22.731-05:002015-02-05T06:21:22.731-05:00"Meanwhile, she says, “There’s a growing real..."Meanwhile, she says, “There’s a growing realization that virtually all university research in this country is publicly supported. And academics owe it to the public to explain what it is they’re doing, and why it’s important to do.”"<br /><br />Granted. But wouldn't it be nice if we could have that conversation without our audience starting from the assumption that we're a Rosencrantz Andor Guildensternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095512139776536635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883226237165701608.post-43316095003472171232015-02-04T22:35:31.671-05:002015-02-04T22:35:31.671-05:00Hey, once I did learn something important from Ala...Hey, once I did learn something important from Alan Alda. Once when I was an undergraduate, my roommate and I were watching MASH. During a scene showing “the Swamp,” a shot of their still caused my roommate, a chemistry major, to say, “Why can’t we do that?”<br /><br />The next day we showed up at the chemistry stockroom. They knew we were up to no good because we were grinning like maniacs, but Froderick Frankenstien from Fresnohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11653942918068535424noreply@blogger.com