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W&M Freshman Seminars: Private Education at a Public University
On January 18, 2010
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Having just completed another
freshman seminar I am reminded of what a rewarding experience it is for student
and professor. Although, I suspect that most students
Diversity: A Complex Issue
On July 17, 2009
Diversity is a highly charged and sometimes misunderstood
concept. The academy faces its own share of tensions and misunderstandings
about what it is and how it
Ten Essays and a Cup of Tea
On April 16, 2009
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Grading papers is a necessary chore for faculty and it is
one that is the subject of much dread and complaint on the part of
What’s to Like About Committee Work?
On February 7, 2009
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A lot. And I am not being a Pollyanna when I say that. Of
course, there are negative sides to committee work-and I have personally
experienced
Tough Love
On December 23, 2008
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Every fall for the past 10 years or so the student affairs staff invite me to talk to their student leadership group which meets
My Version of “TMI”
On September 19, 2008
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Spend any time around teenagers or college students in recent years and one becomes familiar with their slang expression “TMI” (“Too Much Information”). I
Faculty Mentors: Making a Difference
On September 7, 2008
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Shannon (a pseudo name) graduated 2 years ago. We were in regular contact while she was a student at W and M and we
A Day of Academic Advising
On August 25, 2008
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Half hour appointments started at 9 a.m. and ran through 4.40. p.m; one half hour break for lunch. While I have been doing academic