Thanks for this article Jim! I just got the news this a. m. at Fall graduation that the dean's committee had overturned the D I gave to a student who wanted to graduate who I think is functionally illiterate. I gave 600 points extra credit in a 1,000 point class and she still earned only 622 points. I've asked on what grounds the committee found the grade to be "unfair" and said I miss the good old days when my chair would just change the grades of students who complained without notifying me, versus forcing me into depressing, time consuming multiple meetings where I have to "defend" my grading and myself from the faculty presumed guilt. We are doing a grand disservice to our students who need more help by passing them along but I'm afraid being the only one who doesn't just buys me more grief and doesn't wind up helping anyone. Virtually all our students are too poor to pay a shadow scholar but obviously they don't have to....May the waxing light of the sun find us all in a better place! Happy Holidays colleagues ...no matter what! Know Justice; Know Peace, Rev. Dr. E-K Daufin Professor of Communication Media & Society Size Equity Expert ASU FSA/AFT Co-VP for Faculty AEJMC MAC Membership Chair Alabama State University 915 S. Jackson St. Montgomery, AL 36101-0271 (334) 229-6885 www.home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin<http://www.home.earthlink.net/~ekdaufin> Your research and creative activity referrals are welcomed. With all my heart I want to work with and for kind, competent, strong people who love and help me and I they. Ashe! From: FOR THE MINORITIES AND COMMUNICATION DIV. OF AEJMC [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sernoe, Jim Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 5:22 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: FW: Shadow Scholar Depressing, yet required reading for all of us. Dr. Jim Sernoe Chair, Mass Communication Department Midwestern State University "When Life Hands You Lemons, Ask for Tequila and Salt, and Call Me" (Author Unknown) From: Moran, Nathan Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 1:53 PM To: Moran, Nathan Subject: Shadow Scholar Dearest Colleagues, Please take a look at the attached article from The Chronicle...It is a fascinating self-report from "academic mercenary." All the Best, Nate Nathan R. Moran, Ph.D. Chair, Criminal Justice Dept. College of Health Sciences & Human Services Direct Line: 940-397-4671 E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Midwestern State University 3410 Taft Blvd. Wichita Falls, TX 76308-2099 http://hs2.mwsu.edu/criminaljustice/index.asp (undergraduate program) http://hs2.mwsu.edu/healthandpublic/ (online graduate program) http://libarts.mwsu.edu/baas/index.asp (online BAAS program) "If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people." - Chinese Proverb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this communication, including any attachments, is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential, proprietary, and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. Additionally, this electronic message may be protected by copyright law. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from all computers.