Happy Black History Month, everyone! Here’s how you can help shut down the ignorant haters, just like John Boyega, or celebrate with the rest of the internet. (more…)

That’s right, kids. Back-to-school is almost upon us, and for many of you, that means it’s time to pack up and move your life into half of a 12’x19′ dorm room. You already know the conventional advice (check what your roommate is bringing, shower caddies!, etc.), but living your life in such a tiny shared space is a little more complicated than that. Let’s talk about how to unfuck your dorm room…

From college funding to anti-discrimination to my using a weird word in a headline — it’s time for another sampler platter of news stories to see you into the weekend.

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Here’s our roundup of the best that ladyblogland had to offer.

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Two weeks ago, I received my college reunion invitation. Since I was in the middle of conference planning, I didn’t really have time to process this. However, now that the conference is over, I can begin weeping or rather just aggressively refuse to be nostalgic. (more…)

The end of a class is bittersweet. After nine weeks, I’m tired, too, and ready for a break. But I’ve gotten to know my students, and wish I could spend more time with them. I think about them after class has ended and wonder if they use what I have taught them. I hope they do well in the future. And I think about my future, too.

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The beginning of every semester can be a little rough. You’re used to sleeping in and not wearing…

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It’s that time of year when students and professor return to college classrooms to, gods willing,…

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I tend not to respond to op-eds, columns, and blog posts about adjuncting. I’d never have time for…

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As a child, I hated beginnings. So much was unknown: What would the teacher be like, the other…

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I should emphasize something: I rarely swear in my classes. Sure, I often teach Anne Lamott’s…

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IT’S BACK TO SCHOOL TIME! Parents are gleefully sending their children back to school and the New…

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It’s a classic rite of passage every fall, parents taking their kids off to college and saying…

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I make about $10 to $25 an hour. I receive no benefits other than a discount at the school store.

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The summer of 2005, I received my second packet of residential life materials for Vassar College. I…

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As a kid, I could easily be described as a voracious reader, someone who accidentally incited a…

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“Have you always wanted to teach but can’t full time?” -From a want ad for adjunct instructors.

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