By Kat Kiefer-Newman One of my colleges is a quiet, little collection of buildings neatly tucked in among several large, pastorally lovely, and incredibly smelly dairies. A few…
By Jenny Ortiz I knew going to back to St. John's University after being away for two years as I earned my MFA degree would make me…
By Ron Tinsley I have learned the hard way that not all Ph.D.s are created equal. I went to graduate school dreaming about teaching college. For some…
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. 'Tis the season! It is nearing the end of the semester, the end of calendar year 2010 — it is time to…
By Rich Russell It is upon us, colleagues!! THE END [of the semester] IS NIGH!!! I declared to a colleague this week: "If you do not hear…
By P.D. Lesko Keith Hoeller and I have known each other for many years. Like me, Keith advocates for part-time faculty. In my case, I do it…
By Helene A. Matheny It’s that time of year again. Snow on the ground, at least in certain parts of the country, frantic lists to be made…
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. I've noticed that each semester there are a handful of students who really come alive the last two weeks of class! They…
By Melissa McDonald Imagine walking into your department head's office and saying, "I'm giving up my full-time renewable teaching position to pursue adjunct teaching several states away." Okay,…
By Bruce A. Johnson, PhD, MBA With this two part series the concept of student motivation is examined. As noted in my first blog posting, student motivation is an…