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How did these matches find their way onto this bridge?
As a college professor I see a lot of things come and go. From fashion to language and everything in-between, the time I spent in the classroom witnessed a lot of changes. One thing that never faltered was my dedication… Continue reading
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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
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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
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Why is New Leadership Always Like this?
We recently installed a new provost after the previous one decided that life was better in the mountains. The administration told us that a search committee would find a replacement. However, the administration ended up promoting the assistant provost instead.… Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Is it a Break or an Extended Vacation?
Classes resumed after spring break, and I was unpleasantly surprised by the number of empty seats in my classroom. I wasn’t too shocked about this in my early morning class. Most of the time, when students miss this class, I… Continue reading
Failing Upwards 