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Jul
15
Angelina Jolie’s boobs and geology
Filed Under Geology, Random, Teaching | 6 Comments
I was always wondering how the two (or three) were linked together.
A Bulgarian professor has promised students A grades if they write about Angelina Jolie’s boobs and buy a copy of his new book.
Professor Stefan Karastoyanov, of the Geology and Geography Department of Sofia University, made the promise as a protest after […]
Jul
10
Evaluation Holiday
Filed Under Grad school, Teaching | Leave a Comment
I think I have a new favorite day of year. I might even turn it into a holiday. And that day arrived on Monday, when class evaluations from the previous semester were put in my mailbox.
I think that it’s important for an instructor, especially someone like me who’s only started […]