The title made me chuckle, but as I started to read your post I got a little bothered by what I read. I can relate to carrying the weight with group projects. I would encourage you to see this is a great learning opportunity– one where you learn about the innate deferring behavior of humans…and one where you learn just how much #$%@ you can take! What is your professional tipping point? If you pose that question to most people, they can’t answer it but they know it when it happens. As you move forward through the semester, revisit this question–what is your professional tipping point? If you feel like you are currently there, it’s time to use your herding skills and let the rest of them know you mean business. You will not make friends, but if you maintain a decent amount of respect towards them, you should gain their respect. Good luck!

Wow, that sounds really frustrating. I probably would make a comment to my group members that I would not put their names on future assignments. Especially since you’re already doing most of the work. Graduate school is already stressful enough. Hahaha at that meme though!

This is very interesting; I never considered really how important it is to mark your own work as an artist. From a scientific perspective, I am curious how artists give official recognition to other artists if they served as inspiration for personal work. For someone like me, I have to do an in-depth literature review on all existing research pertaining to my idea for research before pursuing my idea further. This is for two reasons: so that I can contribute in a new way to the scientific community, and to give those who did good research in this area credit for their findings. Is there anything like this in art research?

Thank you for your honesty and reflection in this post! I too, was not on this campus in 2007, but I was a student at another school during that time frame. So much mental anguish can come from just hearing about these threats. It can bring up actual events that someone experienced or could trigger thoughts or anxieties around what could happen. Just that you are aware now that your response was not what (or how) others responded brings you to a great place of openness. I agree in the hope that we continue to address difficult issues and responses in higher education.