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- B.C. allocates one-third of international undergraduate seats to private institutions. Here's why that matters - Vancouver Sun November 14, 2025
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- Costly Fumbles by a BC College Left Me Stuck, Student Claims - The Tyee November 3, 2025
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- UNIVERSITY CANADA WEST UCW welcomes inaugural Fulbright Canada Research Chair - Education News Canada August 13, 2025
- Social Media Policy
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- Woman Doxxed Man by Posting His Arrest Warrant on Social Media. Now, She’s Been Charged with Identity Theft - People.com March 15, 2026
- Gas prices are on the rise as a result of the war against Iran. People have taken to social media and posted creative memes that are funny, but also underscore the stress of rising prices at the pump. - The Boca Raton Tribune March 15, 2026
- A blow to Caribbean democracy as Stabroek News and Newsday papers fold after social media shift - KOB.com March 15, 2026
- Cops brace for beach takeover parties in East Bay after social media buzz about ‘assassin’ game - New York Post March 15, 2026
- San Antonio radio station mourns death of longtime radio show host - San Antonio Express-News March 15, 2026
- Elon Musk makes huge change to Grok AI and Twitter users aren't happy - UNILAD March 15, 2026
- Ukrainian social media star Did Tolya passed away - what he was remembered for by Ukrainians - Українські Національні Новини (УНН) March 15, 2026
Tag Archives: academic writing
Writing Matters
I had the honour of teaching students (as well as mentoring new instructors) in Stanford University’s Writing and Rhetoric program back in the day. Students from every corner of the university – from biology and engineering to sociology and English … Continue reading
“More bad writing” …
… presented courtesy of our friend Jonathan Mayhew’s superb blog, Stupid Motivational Tricks: Scholarly Writing and How to Get It Done.” It is a lovely post that ends with this poignant sentence: “There are more objectionable sentences here that I … Continue reading
Academic Blogging
My new favourite blog is by a Ukrainian-born scholar of Hispanic Literature named “Clarissa” – she doesn’t reveal her surname or some other would-be identifying information, like her university’s name – whose work I first encountered on Jonathan Mayhew’s Stupid … Continue reading
Students Look at Digital Media
Students in my “Marketing in a Digital World” class at Kwantlen Polytechnic University have been keeping one another up to date on developments in digital and social media with their blogs and their classroom presentations. This class would be impossible … Continue reading
“Scholarly Writing and How to Get It Done”
That’s the subtitle of my favourite blog on academic writing, “Stupid Motivational Tricks,” authored (primarily) by Jonathan Mayhew, a Professor of Spanish at the University of Kansas, who is a friend of mine and has been since our days in … Continue reading
Stanford: Resources for Writers
Stanford University’s Program for Writing and Rhetoric is renowned both for its truly interdisciplinary approach to writing as well as for its adherence to, and study of, formal rhetoric in numerous sectors: forensics, advocacy, public affairs, the arts, technology, and … Continue reading
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