Do you remember being excited about the start of the school year as a student? There were the brand new pencils with fresh erasers still in place and the crisp binders with covers wholly attached to its spine. A brand … Continue reading
I take great comfort that every Wednesday morning, without fail, the garbage collectors (or sanitation engineers/waste management professionals) whisk my bins away. The collectors remove evidence of my clumsiness (the time when I dropped and spilled multiple family-size bottles of … Continue reading
Has this ever happened to you? It’s time for office hours. You sit alone in a temporary office space provided by your department. The office shelves are bare, except for a stack of papers from another teaching assistant or course … Continue reading
2020 has been a tumultuous year—from the Australian bushfires to the global coronavirus pandemic to the worldwide protests against racism. Despite this bumpy start to a brand-new decade, these events have allowed humanity to witness people coming together in fighting … Continue reading