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Recently, Dr. Crazy over at Reassigned Time has been discussing her decision to go on the job market to look for another academic job . Bas...

On Friday, S pretty much led the students working with Act 5, and did a great job. First she ran through the scene bit by bit, asking the a...

This week I've been working on The Tempest with students at a local theater group's program (as those who read regularly know). S...

I'm moving offices this summer, taking over the office of my colleague who graduated (aka retired), in a quieter area of the building wi...

We did Act Four today; I adore the Ceres story hinted at there and what it means for Prospero's little theatrical. I think I got it acr...

Today's session went much better! Before we started, I had a chance to talk to D; she said she's been working on the problem of spea...

We started Act Two yesterday; S, the student who's working with me on the project was going to lead part of it. I find it incredibly dif...

Today was the first day of the high school project I'm working with, and I had a great time. We worked partly through the first Act of ...

Mostly, this faculty development thing is interesting and gives me lots to think about. I have a few frustrations, though. I'm supposed ...

The Faculty Development thing is housing us in a college dorm. Makes me smile. First, these are NICE, spacious rooms. Mine has two beds, s...

I'm here at the undergrad research faculty development workshop. I got up at 3:30 to head towards the airport, flew out (and man, are m...

Today, I had my second meeting with my undergraduate researcher, a theater and English student who's working on teaching Shakespeare thr...

I went and picked up the play script for our production of The Tempest today, and also had a chance to talk to the director. It was a bit o...

Yes, single-handedly, I appear to have solved the heat wave issue in the upper midwest and provided at least a little rain. How did I do it...

Starting next Monday morning, I'll be working with a group of high school students to help prepare them for their production of The Temp...

As I mentioned a few days ago, one of the less delightful things awaiting me in my campus mailbox when I returned was a copy of a letter fro...

I know how I got behind, of course, enjoying myself way too much on my trip and all. And I spent most of yesterday reading Octavia Butler...

There's a mystery bird in my yard. Well, two of them, and they seem to be nesting in one of the silly bird boxes my Mom and I painted a ...

CNN today seems to be running a special on getting ready for college, especially from the parents' angle. First, there's what to pac...

As I was driving during my trip, and especially when I gassed up the BardiacWagon, I couldn't help but wonder about roadtrips, and wheth...