Why do we assign research papers? We’ve all asked this question, usually at about one in the morning during the last week of classes when…
I was having a really good day today; recovering from post-semester burnout, recharging the batteries–all in all, getting to my Happy Place. But then I…
Consider the following sentences: “…learning absorbed the lives of southern youth prior to the Civil War in substantial ways.” “A belief in Manifest Destiny cut…
InsideHigherEd.com’s John Warner had an interesting and thoughtful blog post today, writing about his struggle “to figure out what to do about cell phones and…
I think everybody ought to experience what it’s like to be the only one in a particular setting who doesn’t “belong.” As a white, hetero,…
A few years ago, trapped in the midst of final exam grading, I started posting some of the real howlers I got as answers on…