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Academic Writing…

Grade Inflation: What’s Really Going On

3 Sep 201213 Oct 2012
I had the dubious honor of starting college during the first crackdown on grade inflation. My professors overtly ensured that every grade on our transcripts was hard-earned. Then I immediately…
Entrepreneur…

Do You Look like a Writer?

25 Oct 201125 Oct 2011
Naturally, I teach my students to write, but what gets more attention is inspiring them to look employable. Before job fairs and interviews, I've taught men to choose, tie, and…
College…

What’s Your Style?

30 Jul 201115 Apr 2012
This one is for those of you who already write in complete, yet not inexhaustible sentences, and wonder whether you have any style. Of course, you do--just as you have…
Caring…

Hamlet in Prison

12 Jul 201111 Jul 2011
Jack Hitt's hour-long report  for This American Life on Hamlet performed by prisoners, originally broadcast in 2002, has inspired me all week with its deep insights about Hamlet and encouragement for…
Business…

How to Succeed in American Business

11 Jul 2011
Teaching in a multicultural environment often includes overtly explaining American business culture and helping students practice that language. For starters, there's the direct eye contact, the body language, the smiling,…
Blogging…

Thanks, I Needed That!

2 Jul 20112 Jul 2011
WordPress showcased "10 Prolific Post a Day/Week Participants," and I'm one of them! Shall I tell you what this meant to me? I realized today how burned out I've become…
Composition…

Friday Flick: How to Tell a Story

1 Jul 201110 Jul 2011
A great reporter is a storyteller, and Scott Simon can do that, and even teach it. Here's Scott's storytelling advice:
Baby Boomers…

Beginning Again?

18 Jun 201118 Jun 2011
Does it feel as though you're always starting over? I'm beginning new projects, new rounds of old projects, new teaching quarter. Therefore, clients and students are doing the same; some…
Caring…

Dead Grandmothers

9 Jun 20119 Jun 2011
We've been known to joke about it in faculty meetings: how many grandparents some students can lose in a single year. (And yes, we do name names.) Here's one professor's concerns…
College…

College Endeavor

1 Jun 20111 Jun 2011
With the final landing of Endeavor, this shuttle chapter of space exploration will be closing soon. At the moment, I'm closing a college quarter and identifying with NASA. I have…
Collaboration…

Robo-Mottos

12 Apr 201112 Apr 2011
While witnessing my first FIRST Robotics competition this spring, I was initially impressed by the enthusiasm. It's a high school sport! Fans rock a basketball court while nerdish guys in…
Collaboration…

Composing Language

11 Apr 20119 Apr 2011
Every time I see my composer son, he raves about and demonstrates some new tool in his repertoire: something about counterpoint, some chord he picked up from another composer, some…

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