There is No Hope of Tenure

If you follow me on Twitter, than you know that I’ve recently started a VAP position. It is renewable for up to three years. That is good, especially after adjuncting for the past year. The pay is better. The benefits are better. The resources are better. The creature comforts are good. However, at the end

Kicking off Syllabus Week without a Syllabus

I did not email students a syllabus today. Nor did I upload a syllabus to a course management site. And I did not give students a copy of the syllabus in class. I am struck by the above sentences because they are filled with authority. I made choices. I did things—or in this case I

Some Thoughts on the Death of Cecil the Lion

I didn’t have a chance last week, but that I have some free time I wanted to write about Cecil the Lion. Specifically, I want to address the vitriolic reaction that some had on Twitter and elsewhere online to the fact that people were up in arms about the death of an animal. Honestly, I