By Jenny Ortiz With spring comes Finals Week and students more focused on getting a tan than learning. To be fair, after the temper tantrums Mother Nature…
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By Jenny Ortiz Too often recently, I've been pushing aside my work load in order to simply sit still. Mornings, I find myself wondering whether I should…
By Lance Eaton “I’m sorry, I can’t teach that class.” Now, I say this in a calm and mature tone. But in my head, I'm screaming, kicking,…
By Jenny Ortiz During my office hour either I'm staring at the walls in my office praying for a student (even one that isn't in my class)…
By Lance Eaton Recently, I listened to the audiobook of Chris Anderson’s “Free: The Future of Radical Price” for free. The premise is that behind the digital…
By Jenny Ortiz Smart-ass. Too harsh? We'v all had the wise guy, the smart aleck, the know it all in the class who spends more time disrupting…
By Helene A. Matheny Perhaps you've seen that "Neatdesk" ad, where office papers come alive in the form of a "monster." Every time I see that, I…
By Lance Eaton Frequent Flyer adjuncts can feel like their life consists of repeatedly having to bring the mountain to the people. Synchronizing information, technology, material, and…
By Jenny Ortiz There is no doubt that Freeway Flyers are good at multi-tasking, but I've found that when I'm in the middle of the semester I…
By Helene A. Matheny Maybe it's because I have long, curly, red hair, or maybe it's because my skin-type causes me, at forty- five, to still have…