year end news & notes Hi all — Here’s the powerpoint that captures information shared at last Friday’s/May 8’s year end open program/executive committee meeting, fyi! news and notes for 8 May 2020 open program meeting… Read More
Dear Students/Dear Faculty Dear Students: I write on behalf of the faculty, first to tell you we think you are splendid and know it is our great good fortune to talk and read and think and write with you. Across the various conversations we’ve had throughout this year, and as explicitly noted on several occasions, that we… Read More
I want to share this short film by Law Chen — it provides a glimpse of the people who are keeping us going… A slice of life in the time of corona. Thousands of invisible front line workers risk their health every day to bring food to your couch. They aren’t just immigrants struggling to survive in New York City. They aren’t just the delivery men and women you don’t look at when you open your door. They… Read More
email archive this post collects the email messages I’ve sent to the english listserv since we transitioned to remote mode — fyi for the video and other informational links embedded! ——————————————————————————————————————– Wednesday, 3/11/2020, Subject: okay, then… here we go, to distance learning for the rest of the spring term. I know your inboxes are overwhelmed with links… Read More
Dear Everyone I’m trying this out as a place to collect ideas and information generated over the past several weeks — the ideas and information about things like moving to on-line teaching and streamlining assignments, what expectations we might have about teaching and studying in the present, and what progress milestones look and feel like just now. … Read More