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Why American Higher Education Needs Parasitologists

Why American Higher Education Needs Parasitologists Economic factors, information technology, and the culture wars are influencing American higher education in ways that are not particularly beneficial to the nation. Among the winners in this intellectual environment are publishing companies seeking, if not competing, to supply a very wide diversity of dehumanizing "aides;" losers are students, especially biology majors, for whom truly meaningful encounters with living, tiny, dumb, and uncooperative organisms--i.e., most of the eukaryotes on Earth--are increasingly rare. Yet it is just such encounters that produce the breadth, confidence, and vision that characterize what I'll call "neoclassical" parasitologists--the teachers who can best deliver human resources with a wonderful and effective repertoire of transferable skills. If the national conversation on scientific issues is any indication, the American system of higher education is desperate for just such teachers in the introductory classrooms. John Janovy, Jr. John Janovy, Jr. University of Nebraska Powered by Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems Corporation manuscript Click here to download Manuscript: 14-643 AP doc 9-9-14.doc RH: JANOVY ­ 2014 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WHY AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS PARASITOLOGISTS John Janovy Jr. School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0118. Correspondence should be sent to: jjanovy1@unl.edu Although there are http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Journal of Parasitology Allen Press

Why American Higher Education Needs Parasitologists

Janovy, John
The Journal of Parasitology , Volume 100 (6) – Dec 1, 2014
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Allen Press
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Copyright © American Society of Parasitologists
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SOCIETY BUSINESS
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0022-3395
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1937-2345
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10.1645/14-643.1
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Economic factors, information technology, and the culture wars are influencing American higher education in ways that are not particularly beneficial to the nation. Among the winners in this intellectual environment are publishing companies seeking, if not competing, to supply a very wide diversity of dehumanizing "aides;" losers are students, especially biology majors, for whom truly meaningful encounters with living, tiny, dumb, and uncooperative organisms--i.e., most of the eukaryotes on Earth--are increasingly rare. Yet it is just such encounters that produce the breadth, confidence, and vision that characterize what I'll call "neoclassical" parasitologists--the teachers who can best deliver human resources with a wonderful and effective repertoire of transferable skills. If the national conversation on scientific issues is any indication, the American system of higher education is desperate for just such teachers in the introductory classrooms. John Janovy, Jr. John Janovy, Jr. University of Nebraska Powered by Editorial Manager® and ProduXion Manager® from Aries Systems Corporation manuscript Click here to download Manuscript: 14-643 AP doc 9-9-14.doc RH: JANOVY ­ 2014 PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS WHY AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS PARASITOLOGISTS John Janovy Jr. School of Biological Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0118. Correspondence should be sent to: jjanovy1@unl.edu Although there are

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