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Clear filtersMay 5, 2013
I have had so many absolutely fantastic professors this year who have inspired me in all sorts of ways.
March 25, 2013
Or, an open letter to my professors, old and new, on how they've changed my life.
September 2, 2012
At Oberlin we make stuff, things that last. This place is a factory of ideas, knowledge, art, and music. As it turns out, our annual output is actually quite impressive—and we are committed to sharing it freely with the world.
January 10, 2012
I took a Comparative American Studies class last semester and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. Just kidding, it was pretty neat.
July 2, 2011
In Oberlin, I think professors are kinda like celebrities. And these are the ones I go goo-goo eyed over.
May 13, 2011
In which a professor wrestles with time, flirts with an existential crisis, and wins the lottery.
May 9, 2011
The end of the academic year always brings a sense of loss, a kind of annual attack of empty-nest anxiety. We think about the graduating seniors and heave a sigh. "What are we going to do?" we ask each other. "We'll never get a bunch of kids as good as these ones..."
March 8, 2011
I've never liked the term "discipline" as a way to refer to what I teach and write about. It's harsh, forbidding, army-like. I much prefer to tell people that I work in a particular field --maybe because as a kid I wanted to be a farmer.
October 29, 2010
It smells like baklava and/or cinnamon swirl glaze in my room which, although odd because there is no one in the kitchen to make either, reminds me of my pre-midterms diet and all the other things I miss about Oberlin.