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“I Can’t Trust Your Praise”: Why Erotic Capital Isn’t Capital
In the end, how much is erotic capital really worth? In yesterday’s column critiquing Catherine Hakim’s celebration of women’s erotic capital, I shared an anecdote about a student whom I called...
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My Dad Never Told Me He Loved Me. And That’s Perfectly Fine.
Ali Rizvi writes: “I was his first child, and his first son. I wonder if I was also his first experience with real intimacy.” I’m not really superstitious, but Friday the 13th hit a little harder this...
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“Please, Professor,” Give Me a B
A professor’s funny song from the 1970s anticipates the problem of young men not doing their best in college. —- For close to 20 years, a main concern of mine has been the fact that boys and young men...
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Mark Twain, the Depth
Professor Bobkoff is not returning to campus this fall, but his daughter will never forget what he taught her. —- It is a stunning fall morning here in New England, air crisp, the leaves shot through...
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There are Fewer than 100 Black Professors in Britain – Why?
It is a shocking statistic that there were just 85 black professors in UK universities in 2011-12. In stark terms, this means that there are more higher education institutions than there are black...
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I Could Have Slept With My Professor
A proposition leaves a young man feeling conflicted, regretful. ___ This is a story about a man in his 20’s who believed he missed a chance to sleep with his professor, a woman in her 40’s. The only...
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How Do You Deal With a Guy Wearing a Vulgar Shirt?
Is anything inappropriate to wear to class anymore? _______ Last week, I was sitting in my office here at the community college and scrambling to finish an email message. A trio of students walked...
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Eric Olofson: Close to Home
Welcome to Portraits of Fatherhood: We’re telling the story of today’s dads. __ There is no better place to witness the changing roles of men and women in the larger culture than through the lens of...
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Teaching Fatherhood
. Eric Olofson prepares young men for the most difficult, rewarding, and transformative experience most of them will have in their entire lives. ◊♦◊ On a warm June afternoon in 2010, I stared at 42...
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When A Late Paper is the Least of Her Problems
Sometimes life doesn’t work well within syllabus guidelines. Professor and writer Jocelyn Pihlaja learns an all-too-familiar lesson regarding late policies and the continuing student. — Her eyes...
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You Fired Me
View image | gettyimages.com Stuart Vyse on being approached by a past employee whom he let go. ______ By Stuart Vyse At a conference some years ago, I was approached by a tall man who was a few years...
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Wrinkled Shirts Could Be the Death of Me
View image | gettyimages.com “Perfectionism” has probably never been listed as a cause of death because it doesn’t kill the person you are, it kills the person you could be. _______ By Nicholas...
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A Father Speaks on Her Gender Transition
Author, professor, and parent Joy Ladin speaks on her transition from male to female and how it has made her think about what it really means to be “a woman.” — TEDx Talks/Youtube Joy Ladin is also an...
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The Old Man and the Young Punk: Friendships Can Transcend Age
Embed from Getty Images Why are we so supportive of diversity in friendships, except when it comes to age? — Your best friend – most of us have that person in our life, that “go to person” we count on...
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Life & Times Series: Part 2
Father Time presents: “Life & Times – Fathers and Their Views about Time” Featuring a real-life dad offering his take on time ◊♦◊ Shaun H. (Pennsylvania) Age: 36 Occupation: Writer and Adjunct...
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The Teacher Who Made a Difference in My Life: Call for Submissions
Embed from Getty Images Were you too cool for school until you met THAT teacher? — Do you remember that special teacher that inspired you to do more and be more? The teacher who was the turning point...
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Planet Girl
Planet Girl ~for Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan, who was once called Jim. You’re going to hurt somebody. Why not settle for androgyny? Call it that, and slide it shut as a matchbox. I know. Still....
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Faith Deficit – A New Podcast on Faith and Philosophy
Today I am launching my podcast, Faith Deficit. This is a labour of love – I’ll be exploring individual stories of faith in an increasingly secular world. It’s a conversation I believe we...
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Navigating Higher Education and the ‘New’ Student Body (A Call for Submissions)
Becoming a college professor (Clinical Assistant Professor to be exact) has been one of the most significant experiences of my life. While teaching future social workers gives me a great deal of...
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Seven Lessons I’ve Learned as a Pastor of a Congregation That ‘Gets It’
Eleven years ago, today, I walked back into a church as a pastor—an identity I thought I’d successfully left behind. The ending of my previous ministry left such a bad taste in my mouth that I vowed...
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