Slow clap for Canada (and gender equity)
I dropped the F-bomb in class this week. No, not the one that autocorrect turns into ‘duck,’ but ‘feminism.’ I started the …
13 things writing students need to know
It’s obvious when a class’s honeymoon period is over. It happens after the first essay is graded and it feels like deflated …
Guess who’s a Wildcat?
I was a good 25 minutes up the road when I realized I’d left my cell phone on the bathroom counter. After …
What I wish someone had told me at graduation
Last weekend, I attended Sacramento State’s Arts and Letters graduation ceremony. It was my first time on the faculty side and it surprised …
Making a SacStatement
Whenever I teach about organizational culture, I start by asking students to identify important elements of their school culture like physical artifacts, …
An introvert in the classroom
Stock photo used with permission. Thursday night when I rolled in near 9:30, it was all I could do to get to the …
Teaching genre analysis with cheeseburgers
“I’m really sorry for what I’m about to do to you,” I told my late afternoon class yesterday. Flickers of concern and …