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Using Technology to Return Faculty to the Center of the Universe

Posted on Wednesday, October 13th 2010
Tags: ego, esteem, faculty, professors, recognition
Using Technology to Return Faculty to the Center of the Universe
by Anselmo Watkins Freelance Writer A new Web browser conceived from a comic-book movie and created by graduate students at Chesecracer University in Colorado may hold the key to reducing incidences of depression and feelings of inferiority among high-level faculty members at institutions around the world. The “Browser in the Round” project, also known as [...]

Professor Eaten by Student’s Enormous Ego

Posted on Friday, May 7th 2010
Tags: college, ego, millennial, narcissism, student
Professor Eaten by Student’s Enormous Ego
In what was first thought a tragic mauling incident in the College of Ignatius zoology labs, investigators are now seriously considering the possibility of a rare case of egogurgitation. “It appears that Professor H. Glenn Marks was engulfed by a student’s enormous ego,” said Crooks County forensic examiner Bucky Chalk. “The last person who saw [...]

Faculty Express Shock and Bewilderment When Candidate Rejects Job Offer

Posted on Thursday, May 6th 2010
Tags: ego, faculty
Faculty Express Shock and Bewilderment When Candidate Rejects Job Offer
by Clara Webb Freelance The faculty of the Department of Interdisciplinary, Applied Professional Studies at Eastern Atlantic State University expressed bewildered disbelief this week when Alicia Johnson turned down their offer of a tenure-track position in favor of another job. Johnson accepted an offer from River University, a liberal arts school in River View, Iowa. [...]

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