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Good read: “Blurred Lines: Professor, Engineer, Mother” – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Worth your time to read today. The question of “work/life balance” ought to occupy the thinking of all of us, but it seems especially thorny for mothers in professional careers. Some good thoughts here, though I’d like to read her suggestions for her specific context: Sure, the game of life is easier to win when we…
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Unbecoming (2016): A Review
Chris & Emily Reach White write and produce carefully crafted films, a fitting outgrowth of Greenville’s craft scene within the work of storytelling. What I love about Chris & Em’s films is that they offer us such richly nuanced visions of the world. A moment can hold a world – and often when these two are involved, it’s…
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Why all the fuss over RHE?
The amount of controversy kicked up by Rachel Held Evans never fails to amaze me. She says stuff I disagree with, stuff I agree with, and a lot of stuff in between that just represents …. ideas. Not brilliant or heretical or life-altering. Occasionally perceptive, deep, and moving. So it was with when I sat down…
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College writing: do we still need the essay?
With apologies to the writers of this essay, I think they’re on the wrong track. Take a minute to read their full article. We hate grading them; they hate writing them. But if we really value meaningful student learning, it’s time for academe to put more energy and resources into the project of better writing instruction,…
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