By Erik Hanson The last Sunday before classes resume, and I could be found going over my schedules and rosters, taking a last-minute look at the syllabi,…
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By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. A conversation came up recently with friends about what people are passionate about. I know people who are passionate about their hobbies…
By Melissa Miller, Ed.D., M.Ed. A conversation came up recently with friends about what people are passionate about. I know people who are passionate about their hobbies…
By Melissa McDonald I once had a student who claimed he did not have a culture. "Of course, you do," I explained. "You just don't see it…
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. 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 Kat Kiefer-Newman I've been sick. Very, very sick. We all get sick, I know. This Fall semester, though, the weather seems especially chaotic, and my students…
