Like most universities in the United States, the one where I’m a professor shut down classes in mid-March of this year. Initially, the plan was to extend Spring Break for one additional week; after…
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For someone with a Ph.D. in English, I have surprisingly few pet peeves when it comes to grammatical errors. Of course, that’s true of most people with advanced degrees in English. At a certain…
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If you’re preparing to send a kid away to college, you’re probably feeling overwhelmed. You’re asking yourself questions like What if he needs something I didn’t send with him? What if her roommates have…
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This post is the first in a series aimed at parents of new college students. I invite you to read the other posts in this series as well: What Your Student Really Needs for…
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My son almost dropped out of college accidentally. By the time he met with his academic advisor during the spring semester of his first year, he’d already decided the university he was attending wasn’t…
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I often joke that, as a professor, I started college in 1982 and liked it so much that I just never left. The truth is a little more complex, but essentially it’s true: I…
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Many years ago, I remember reading Roger Ebert’s review of the movie Wonder Boys. I remember that review mostly because it’s the only one I know of that states a very simple fact: on university…