My friend Shae linked me to this article at Inside Higher Ed about a professor, Steven D. Aird, who was fired for failing too many students. At first glance, that looks about reasonable. A Professor failing 90% of his students might be a little harsh. But read on — you find a duplicitous administration that ignores the results of its own policies, and a professor who wants to hold his students to *gasp* standards. Thank God for professors like Dr. Aird, who are willing to do what is necessary and proper to insure that a college degree still means something. As for me, if I see a diploma from Norfolk State University come across my desk for a job or summer internship, I think I might just have to keep sliding it along…