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A Meditation on Women’s Education
She was shot in the head. Malala Yousafzai, a fourteen year old girl desiring an education in Pakistan’s north-west, was shot in the head. She survived. My heart sank as I read “The World This Week” in The Economist. Last week I presented a lecture on Mary Wollstonecraft’s argument for the education of women. In…
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Gaffes and Awkwardness
The other day, while teaching my 8:00 am class, I began to write “architect” on the board but stumbled. Maybe my coffee had not kicked in yet. I was also terribly exhausted from giving evening lectures the night before. I stared at the board, my hand holding the marker, and the letters I had already…
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A few words on the book Zeitoun
Zeitoun by Dave Eggers chronicles the plight of one family in the throes of the Hurricane Katrina disaster. This true story, and a compelling one at that, delves not only into the damage and chaos caused by the storm, but also the compounded issue for the Syrian born American, Zeitoun, making his way in a…
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7 Ways to Cram for the Exam…if you must
Full disclosure: I am not an advocate for waiting until the night before an exam to study, but I know it happens. How are you going to get ready in just a few hours? Here’s how to cram for the exam. What you will need: 1) The course syllabus 2) Textbook 3) Class notes 4)…
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The Disconnect
After reading Twilight of the Elites by Christopher Hayes, a book that outlines the dynamics of a merit based ideology in the U.S., I’ve found myself haunted by one particular passage. Hayes writes the following as an example to illustrate the disconnect between those governing and the reality of people’s situation during Hurricane Katrina: “According…
