Juggling 101

I’m An Idiom, Are You?

By Kat Kiefer-Newman We love our mothers. And because we love our mothers we've dedicated a day every year to saying so. By we I don't just mean here in the US: in Bangladesh, Slovakia, Curaçao, New Zealand, Belize, Iceland, Peru, Chile, Greece, Bonaire, China,...

Confessions of A Snob

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Recently, I was at a fellow adjunct's house relaxing, enjoying a glass of something sweet, and talking about dining with several other colleagues. Without any warning one.

My Students Encourage Me (Really)

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Spring seems to finally be here. I know because over on my Facebook page people have been posting for a couple of weeks now warmer temperatures, pictures.

Tweet My What?

By Kat Kiefer-Newman From their laptops, their Blackberries, their iPhones, and now their iPads they Tweet. They Tweet in the library, the parking lot, walking along the pathways, in the dining hall. They Tweet because they can. And I am of the think-set that technology...

Oh Bb9, Why Do You Hate Me So…

By Kat Kiefer-Newman I know that I've complained before about Bb9 (it was frustrating, to say the least, when it first came online). I didn't even know then what I.

Name-Calling in the Classroom

By Kat Kiefer-Newman There's a funny line from the film "Pulp Fiction," when Esmeralda asks Butch what his name means. He answers, "I'm American, Honey, our names don't mean [bleep].".

Falling in Love Versus Falling In Chocolate: I Pick….

By Kat Kiefer-Newman I'm no Cupid. There are some things I am very good at, but I am seriously no Cupid. Nor am I a Yenta, a Mi-Ai, a Sensale, a Casamentera, a marriage broker, The Old Man Under the Moon, or The Millionaire Matchmaker....

Dog Sitting Versus Grading

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Last weekend I was dog sitting. A dear friend was heading up the coast for 2 ½ days and needed someone to check in on his Dachshund,.

The Academic Meet Market: Job Fair Follies

By Kat Kiefer-Newman I went to a job fair recently. The CCC Registry (California Community Colleges Registry) just had one in L.A. and my dear friend Emma and I optimistically.

Call Me Dr. Kiefer-Newman. Then, Call Me Confused About Bb9.

By Kat Kiefer-Newman Here we are. It’s a new year, and we’re returning to classes, after orientation meetings and hopefully contract signings. I have an orientation tonight and haven’t decided yet if I’ll go. These get togethers are peopled with the most interesting folks, and...