For One Visiting Professor, Game Film a New Genre
Posted on Monday, October 22nd 2012
Tags: american, culture, film, fine arts, football, France, French, movies, pop, western
Tags: american, culture, film, fine arts, football, France, French, movies, pop, western
by Con Chapman Lifestyles Editor KALISPELL, Montana. Pierre-Claude Vigeant is a Professor of Cinema at the University Maurice Richard in Lyons, France, where American popular films are taken seriously. “So many Americains do not appreciate the rich cultural chili produced by Hollywood,” he says with more than a trace of an accent. “It was les [...]
College Bans Words “Intellect” and “Culture”
Posted on Monday, September 17th 2012
Tags: culture, dumbed down, inclusiveness, intellect, language, mainstream, vernacular
Tags: culture, dumbed down, inclusiveness, intellect, language, mainstream, vernacular
by Diana Senechal New York, NY—In a surprise press release, Polonius College announced that it would be eliminating the words “intellect” and “culture” from its brochures, course descriptions, communications and daily conversation. “We have found that certain words create divisiveness within our community,” explained President Marty Bench. “The word ‘intellect’ intimidates those who doubt their [...]
Mushroom Society Issues Penn State Severe Warning
Posted on Tuesday, August 28th 2012
Tags: culture, Curley, freeh, insular, NCAA, penn state, sandusky, spanier, trial
Tags: culture, Curley, freeh, insular, NCAA, penn state, sandusky, spanier, trial
by Aloysius St. Bernard Another prominent organization delivered notice to Penn State University that it is in danger of losing its membership. Prominent research organization the International Society for Mushroom Science (ISMS) delivered notice to Penn State that the University is in danger of losing its membership, in the wake of an independent investigation by [...]
Individual Appointed to Oversee Systemic Change
Posted on Friday, September 25th 2009
Tags: agent, change management, collaboration, culture, leadership, model, systemic
Tags: agent, change management, collaboration, culture, leadership, model, systemic
Phillmore College announced the creation of a new Associate Chancellor for Systemic Change position, to be filled by Dr. Juanita Jakobson. “There are lots of problems at the College that can only be solved through a comprehensive cultural change,” said Dr. Jakobson. The president is too busy to work on the systemic changes, so I’m [...]
College Employers Seek Treatment for Grandeur Withdrawal as Recruitment Season Ends
Posted on Thursday, September 10th 2009
Tags: candidates, culture, employer, expectations, interviews, reality, style, supervisor
Tags: candidates, culture, employer, expectations, interviews, reality, style, supervisor
Counseling services across the country have seen a spike in client numbers as supervisory staff at universities wrap up their hiring for the 2009-10 academic year. “During interviews, everything is perfect,” sighed Linmouth University director of housing Alphonse Ruggles. “When candidates ask me about my leadership style, I know I’m the most visionary and supportive [...]
Employer Sells Out to that Entitled Millennial Grad
Posted on Monday, July 13th 2009
Tags: culture, generation y, generational differences, generational equity, martin kaste, millennial generation, millennials, now hiring
Tags: culture, generation y, generational differences, generational equity, martin kaste, millennial generation, millennials, now hiring
Corporatecorp International admitted publically to selling out on Monday when it hired pretentious recent graduate of Mother Madre University Shawndra Stimpson. “We really wanted to offer the job to Hank Jeffers, a seasoned hard-working fellow from Detroit, but we didn’t want to pay for the move to our headquarters in Houston,” confessed HR manager Grover [...]

