Education divides us, and more than some of my students and colleagues realize. When I ask classes to estimate the percentage of citizens in the…
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Like many students, I started to search for the courses with the clearest, most rigid grading criteria. “Writing” became a euphemism in my experience for…
Comments closedBeing on the academic job market, technically a week or so past my MFA confirmation, I thought it would be clear that the MFA in…
Comments closedProfessors advising me, colleagues at universities, and classmates remind me that as I prepare to return to the academic job market, I need a clear…
Comments closedHigher education, including rhetoric programs, are prone to over-specialization. I’ve met professors with expertise in the clothes of ancient orators. Clearly, that’s not knowledge useful…
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