Forever First-Year

Follow along as after thirty years on a college campus, I finally graduate

We see social class

Even after teaching for over twenty years, I’m not always very good at predicting how different assignments or activities will work.

Oct 21, 2024 •

I want to see the whole world the way I see my students

The first day of classes last week didn’t get off to the best of starts.

Sep 2, 2024 •

Writing is thinking

So maybe it's not the best idea to let AI to do it for us

Aug 5, 2024 •

The case of the syllabi kittens

A gender dilemma

Apr 1, 2024 •

Why O.J. Simpson is the ultimate American

And using O.J.: Made In American to teach race and ethnicity

Dec 7, 2023 •

How I decided students don't hate me as much as they sometimes appear to

Or at least, that's what I'm telling myself

Nov 27, 2023 •

My Subaru Outback did not make me happy

What is the point of a college degree, anyway?

Nov 9, 2023 •

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