Happy new year! We're back. The students are back. The cold and snow are back. The virus hasn't gone anywhere. We continue on in our learning journey. Woot. Nic and James lean back into podcasting life by reflecting on their way-too-short breaks away and all the stuff that did (and didn't) do. The duo talk conferences, spring semester hopes and challenges, and pedagogy. It's only a matter of time before they put the microchips in and we go full Matrix! Nic and James also discuss the latest "rankings" that throw the other "rankings" under the bus by showing that all "rankings" are arbitrary and mean nothing if you're not paying for your place in them. You know what we're talking about. *takes deep, deep breath*
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Further Reading:
Emma Whitford, Evaluating Colleges by Economic Mobility Upends Rankings, Inside Higher Education
What We're Reading:
Frank Bonham, Burmah Riffles: A Story of Merril’s Maurauders
Brittney Cooper, How Free Speech Works for White Academics, The Chronicle of Higher Education
