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Reposted from the Department Version: Should a World-Class University Prioritize Academic Research or Teaching?

History of Science & Scholarship2007.03.27
Reposted from the Department Version: Should a World-Class University Prioritize Academic Research or Teaching?
… March 30 18:00—18:50 Pro: School of Mathematics and Statistics — To build a world-class university, academic research should come first Con: Philosophy — To build a world-class university, education and teaching should come first ______________________________________________________________________________ … … … Sender: EPR (Jingzhong), Group: Philo Title: Re: Schedule for the semifinals (please pin this) (reposted) Station: Peking University Weiming BBS (Tuesday, March 27, 2007 15:21:52), internal message Of course a university should prioritize education; the people in a university are called “professors” and “lecturers,” so if they neither teach nor lecture, what are they for? But then one doesn’t know what the administrators in a university are for; it seems as…
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2007年3月27日
[EN] Frank Furedi: “Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone?” —☆

Culture & Public Commentary2007.01.28
[EN] Frank Furedi: “Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone?” —☆
[English] Frank Furedi: Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone? Translated by Dai Congrong, Jiangsu People’s Publishing House, September 2005 Page 1 A number of unforeseen circumstances prompted me to write this book. In May 2001, I wrote an article for the Sunday Times titled “What Are Universities For Nowadays?” in which I aired some of my concerns about the direction in which British universities were developing. The article focused on the relative lack of academic stimulation and challenge on today’s campuses. I recounted some of the stories students had told me about how deeply bored they were with their university careers; I pointed out that all too often students could…
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2007年1月28日
Constellations and Self-Confidence

Life & Notes2006.08.26
Constellations and Self-Confidence
Pluto has been demoted; now the solar system has become the eight major planets. This news counts as one of the most eye-catching science and technology news items of the past few days, but today I saw a rather interesting report: it said that Pluto’s demotion caused only limited shock in astronomy, yet stirred up quite a commotion in “astrology.” The ones most affected are probably us Scorpio folks, because it is said that Pluto is Scorpio’s “ruling planet.” I don’t know what exactly this ruling planet is supposed to do, but it does sound like the problem is indeed quite serious… Pluto being included among the major planets was…
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2006年8月26日

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Reposted from the Department Version: Should a World-Class University Prioritize Academic Research or Teaching?

Reposted from the Department Version: Should a World-Class University Prioritize Academic Research or Teaching?

[EN] Frank Furedi: “Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone?” —☆

[EN] Frank Furedi: “Where Have All the Intellectuals Gone?” —☆

Constellations and Self-Confidence

Constellations and Self-Confidence