Talk:Michael Uslan

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This is based on listening to a speech that he gave at IU–B and on a display he set-up with his comic book collection at the Lilly Library.

This is not a hoax. Here is a Web site to help verify the information: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0882388/

Also, see Batman (film). Someone needs to hyperlink Uslan's name on that page.

[edit] That's not how course accreditation works,

For the moment, I've added citation tags to the statements about Uslan's interactions with the (curiously unnamed) Dean. While it makes a nice anecdote, and while I'm certain Uslan was involved in many discussions with academics regarding the nature of his course, it's not likely that the course came about because of a pithy conversation. -- Merope 18:46, 23 August 2006 (UTC)

I have heard Uslan speak a couple of times, at IU Law and at the IU commencement in 2006. I don't recall him claiming that he was an IU professor. Rather, when he was an undergrad, the University was running a program that allowed students to create special courses of study with approval by the dean.

The commencement address at IU in May 06 is archived at http://www.graduationwisdom.com/archive/archive000.htm. I don't find it curious that the dean is unnamed. This would have been a passing interaction 40 years ago. This was not how course accreditation worked normally, this was a special program to develop new new and inventive types of courses. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.116.28.102 (talk) 23:39, 7 March 2008 (UTC)

The article currently states that "he became a professor at IU." If he never was a professor, this should be corrected.--M. Frederick 19:22, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Critical dates

This article could be improved by providing dates for context. When was he born? When did he call the reporter? When did he produce the Batman films? --M. Frederick 19:18, 29 June 2007 (UTC)

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