Tag archive: faculty issues

Teaching, Scholarship, Service on the Staff Side

On Friday, I had the great pleasure of having lunch with Martha Burtis. It was a rare opportunity to talk to someone doing similar things and having similar challenges and dreams. I’ve been thinking about a lot of what we talked about. Yesterday as I was walking across campus, I was thinking about my favorite [...]

On Resentment and Patience

Every year, one or two problems/requests by faculty/staff get under my skin. A post in the spring of this year articulates part of why some things get under my skin. It’s complicated. What it boils down to is that every year, really throughout the year, but it’s most unnerving during the beginning of school when [...]