It’s been a decade since an academic supervisor wrote that my various creative and non-fiction writings were all of little value. He took my sarcasm, my…
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My syllabus asks people to respect differences and how individuals wish to be addressed. And yet, I managed to offend a colleague who previewed recent…
Comments closedStudies consistently find that academics today embrace “left-leaning” political views. However, we also know that this varies by discipline and type of institution. You’re more…
Comments closedTeaching traditional “English” was never my ambition. When I considered teaching as a high school student, I wanted to teach media: journalism, photography, and television…
Comments closedWriting is how I relate to myself and to others. Writing has been a part of my life since at least the second grade when…
Leave a CommentWhen I consider the purpose of completing a doctoral program, and I am considering this a lot as of late, I am starting to question…
Comments closedIt is a deceptive question: Does producing more writing result in better writing? The instinctive answer from most of us would be “yes” because we…
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