Gerry Canavan

Misc. * Ezra Klein argues Nancy Pelosi is playing three-dimensional chess . * "Tea Party" is now a registered party in Florida. E...

Other links. * Inevitable endpoint of historical trends: Administrators in the Undergraduate Studies (US) office [at UC Davis] have asked if...

Lots of saved links today. Here's the first batch. * V is a hit. But is Obama an evil lizard for outer space? Acephalous reports. * ...

A few midday links. * In my previous election prediction thread I forgot to mention tomorrow's marriage equality vote in Maine, on whic...

Privatizing the public university .

Up to half of all doctoral students in English drop out before getting their degrees (something that appears to be the case in doctoral educ...

Friday! * The ping-pong match in the press over the public option continues. Nobody can figure out whether or not Pelosi has the votes , w...

Unexpectedly busy day yesterday. Here are some links. * One of Flashforward 's creators has apparently been fired , suggesting the show...

Aw, crap: ' The path to tenure begins in the first year of graduate school.' Academic career advice from Crooked Timber's Esz...

Film studies for free . Via @negaratduke .

Duke's own Kevin Smith on copyright and academic scholarship .

Late Sunday links. * Rachel Maddow kicks ass on another visit to Meet the Press. They should just give Rachel Meet the Press ; I hope even...

...it’s dismaying to realize that the grandeur of Berkeley (and the remarkable success of the University of California system, of which Berk...

Thursday! * Is Tim Pawlenty the candidate to beat in the 2012 Republican primary? Some followup here and here suggesting maybe not. * I l...

I realize I never actually put my exam lists on the blog, so now that they're over I thought I might as well. They are far too long and...

The protesters, shoulder to shoulder and chanting "Education should be free. No cuts, no fees," marched through campus, passing by...

The soon-to-be ex-vice-chancellor of Buckingham University explains in a startlingly ill-conceived article in the Times that female stude...

What's the Matter With Cultural Studies? Michael Bérubé reports.

This month's "Theory killed English" article is stranger than most, as it begins with a recognition that drops in English de...

Facebooking your way in and out of tenure. (Thanks, Negar!) UPDATE: More here . UPDATE 2: Wanted to highlight something Cathy Davidson ...