What Goes Up: More Than Just Data
I recently agreed to lead a short writing activity with my department at the start of a meeting. Here’s what I asked them to do: Think of a student who you are currently having a hard time with, for whatever reason. Now imagine that in ten years that student comes up to you in the […]
Our Misguided Obsession with Interscholastic Sports: a Provocation
It was thirteen years ago, in March, and I was playing the last game of my first and only year as a member of the Huntsville Havoc, a minor professional ice hockey team based in northern Alabama. I had enjoyed a successful college career, and I was proud to earn money as an athlete, living […]
Why we need to love ourselves now: A reflection on year one of my Rowland Fellowship
“So many years of education yet nobody taught us how to love ourselves and why it’s important.” – Unknown As I reflect back on my first year as a Rowland Fellow, I continue to be drawn to the quote I wrote at the top of my Rowland proposal back in December 2017. I was […]