“Penn State Berks to offer Taylor Swift course for fall 2024”

CbusLion

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Not everyone can be an engineer (or artist, or musician, or whatever). I think exposure to these things, even if not what one wants to do as a career, is good (broadening horizons and all). Want to know what an artistically bankrupt place filled with critical thinkers/engineers looks like? Visit Beijing.
I agree exposure can be good, just not worth the cost for majority of people including many who often have to take those classes to graduate. I don't want ZERO artists, I just want MORE engineers in the U.S.
 

Keyser Soze 16802

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FWIW, here is the PSU bio of the person teaching the course.

https://berks.psu.edu/person/ramsey-e-michele

Looks like this person is 25 years into her career and is still an associate professor

Normal timeline to get promoted to full professor is 10-12 years

Folks on a Penn State alumni page might want to ask hard questions about this person's productivity and forget about a wealthy pop star

What one often sees are "terminal associates" who give a half hearted effort on the research part of their job, end up working less than full time, and never get promoted to full professor
 

LionsAndBears

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A long time ago I had a swift encounter with a woman in one of the classrooms at Berks. Not quite the same thing but I enjoyed it immensely!
 
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Hugh Laurie

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Looks like this person is 25 years into her career and is still an associate professor

Normal timeline to get promoted to full professor is 10-12 years

Folks on a Penn State alumni page might want to ask hard questions about this person's productivity and forget about a wealthy pop star

What one often sees are "terminal associates" who give a half hearted effort on the research part of their job, end up working less than full time, and never get promoted to full professor

Maybe she has a wealthy husband or significant other and does what she does for $hits and giggles. 🙂
 

Midnighter

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Love this.


Fire Burning GIF by Taylor Swift
 
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