Interview on The Clinton School Presents
Looking forward to interviewing on “The Clinton School Presents” radio show on Little Rock’s NPR affiliate, KUAR, 89.1 radio.
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Articles | Culture | Education | Leadership
One University with Great Leadership
At so many colleges and universities, administrators can be checked out and out of touch, or be disaffected pencil pushers. Faculty and their administrators rarely get along well. I am with folks who want to challenge leadership when it’s wrong. At the same time, it’s important to give credit where it is due. On top of that,…
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Photos from the book signing at Square Books
Thanks to Daniel Perea for snapping these pictures at the book signing on Wednesday (September 9th, 2015)! Daniel kindly agreed to let me have the copyright for the images (Weber, 2015). Please do not use these without permission. Visit my contact page and drop me a line if you’d like to use one, especially for press…
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This pic is from the ‘Uniting Mississippi’ book signing at Square Books in Oxford, MS.
I’ve got a gallery of photos from that evening, which won’t be found here if you clicked on the “Photos” link in the menu. It has something to do with the kind of post I put the gallery in. Anyway, click here to see all the photos from that night. Thanks again to Daniel Perea…
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Philosophy Lies at the Heart of Mississippi Education Debate
Mississippians have been entangled in a deep philosophical debate about education funding for months, though attention has focused largely on technical details. Ballot initiative 42 that will be decided this November asks: “Should the state be required to provide for the support of an adequate and efficient system of free public schools?” If voters pass…
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Articles | Culture | Education | Leadership | Op-eds
“Try Charter Schools Experiment Where Others Failing” (2010)
Now that my new site is up, I’m slowly but surely adding to it the pieces I had up on my old site. This was my first op-ed published in The Clarion Ledger, published March 6, 2010, on 9A. I am grateful for permission to republish my pieces here and elsewhere. [featured-image link=”https://www.academia.edu/3000449/Try_Charter_Schools_Experiment_Where_Others_Failing” link_single=”https://www.academia.edu/3000449/Try_Charter_Schools_Experiment_Where_Others_Failing” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”Photo of…
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‘Acceptance & Happiness with Stoicism,’ Ep1 of Philosophy Bakes Bread
Here’s episode 1 of Philosophy Bakes Bread, titled “Acceptance & Happiness with Stoicism.” You can listen to it here above or you can visit the podcast’s page for this episode here. You can subscribe to the podcast’s RSS feed here. If you prefer, you can download the MP3 file here and listen to it later. iTunes has…
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Culture | Democracy | Education | Leadership | Video
Interview on Practical Philosophy in Berlin
Professor Chris Skowronski, Associate Professor of Practical Philosophy in the Institute of Philosophy at Opole University, Poland, interviewed me at the Berlin Practical Philosophy International Forum conference on August 13, 2015. [youtube id=”dRGTlFU0xyc”] I’m grateful to Chris and to Maja Niestroj for the interview, the video, and the hospitality while I was in Berlin. It was…
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Articles | Culture | Democracy | Education | Leadership
5 Reasons Scholars Need Facebook Author Pages
Scholars tend to be shy or humble, often going to great lengths to avoid anything that might smack of self-promotion or over-confidence. There’s good reason for this. The academy trains you to be skeptical, to demand evidence, and to be reserved about matters that you’ve not yet carefully considered. [featured-image link=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/08/Bertrand-Russell-1951-014.jpg” link_single=”http://etweber.wp2.olemiss.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/30/2015/08/Bertrand-Russell-1951-014.jpg” single_newwindow=”true” alt=”Image of Bertrand…
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Photo from the 2015 Graduate Instructor Training
Thanks to Graduate School Dean John Kiss for the photo. I enjoy meeting with the new graduate instructors each year at the University of Mississippi. Copyright John Kiss, 2015.
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‘Purpose in Life and Work,’ Ep2 of Philosophy Bakes Bread
Here’s episode 2 of Philosophy Bakes Bread, titled “Purpose in Life and Work.” You can listen to it here above or you can visit the podcast’s page for this episode here. You can subscribe to the podcast’s RSS feed here. If you prefer, you can download the MP3 file here and listen to it later. iTunes…
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2010 Interview on Memphis’s WREG, Channel 3’s Live at 9 Morning Show
I gave an interview in 2010 on the Day of Dialogue at the University of Mississippi on February 22nd. You can watch the interview here.
