Faculty

  • Another Realization of My Worth

    I am trying my best to keep things positive, maybe even humorous, around here, but it’s difficult when I know my days are numbered here at Romulus University. Everywhere I look, I see reflections of little effort around this campus.… Continue reading

    Another Realization of My Worth
  • Are You a Paul Skenes?

    I am posing this question to all my readers in this week’s article. For those who do not follow sportsball, I will do my best to explain this phenomenon in a way that is easily relatable.I have this horrible mental… Continue reading

    Are You a Paul Skenes?
  • Things are Going to Get Awkward Around Here

    If you read the last article, you know that my time here at Romulus University is coming to an end. I was hoping that this place would last a lot longer than it did, but here we are. I have… Continue reading

    Things are Going to Get Awkward Around Here
  • Why All The Melancholy?

    Now that graduation is in the rearview mirror, the summer can begin. Since I work at a SLAC, most of my fellow professors are disappearing into the mist, not returning until mid-August. In the last few days leading up to… Continue reading

    Why All The Melancholy?
  • I Hate AI Until it Works for Me.

    The debate about generative AI in the education sphere is overdone. I don’t care about it. I don’t care if my students use it because it is relatively easy to sniff out. In many respects, I don’t even want to… Continue reading

    I Hate AI Until it Works for Me.
  • Can I Get Some Extra Credit?

    This was a fun little bit I created after a couple of interesting conversations over the last few days. Enjoy. Continue reading

    Can I Get Some Extra Credit?
  • Tales From the (Mental) Institution #2: Military Veterans are Scary People

    During my first all-faculty meeting in the school auditorium, there was a presentation about a new program the university was introducing for returning veterans. All told, it meant that there was the possibility that an influx of nontraditional students with… Continue reading

    Tales From the (Mental) Institution #2: Military Veterans are Scary People
  • Why Are We Talking About Parking Spots?

    It is no secret that I am not a fan of faculty meetings. I especially am not a fan when it means that I have to miss the opening day of baseball and watch my awful team attempt to play.… Continue reading

    Why Are We Talking About Parking Spots?
  • Tales From the (Mental) Institution #1: The English Bulldog

    Dr. Elson Carpenter was a senior member of the English department. The reason is that she probably annoyed everybody else into finding work somewhere else. I never had any direct contact with Carpenter, but her presence in faculty meetings was… Continue reading

    Tales From the (Mental) Institution #1: The English Bulldog
  • Why Bother Knowing What Classes I Need to Take?

    This article will sound like I am waving my cane at the clouds, but I am perplexed by how students seemingly don’t grasp the importance of registration. They come to my office and have no clue about what classes they… Continue reading

    Why Bother Knowing What Classes I Need to Take?