My parents handed the lawyer a plastic binder with a paper insert, “Maggie Melo.” Moments before, my parents flipped through the file with approving nods. I...Read More
“I feel I have just been beaten down with everything I have ever written.” The confessions begin at first reluctantly. Then, they gain momentum: “Writing feels...Read More
There needs to be a general reshaping of how college is viewed and how colleges act. There is an epidemic going on right now. Students invest...Read More
Two news stories at the beginning of the 2016 fall semester reignited an ongoing debate about the importance of safety in higher education. The first was...Read More
When we talk about education, one fundamental thing from which we should start are the aspects in which education takes place. What does a person need...Read More
Public education is now transitioning from a system of educating citizens to a market for profit. “Venture capitalists and for-profit firms are salivating over the exploding...Read More
Education is big business. In the U.S., over 5% of gross domestic product is earmarked for education. Student debt in the U.S. is estimated to be over...Read More
“My teaching portfolio speaks of challenges and failures alongside successes, all woven into a narrative organically establishing who I am and why I do what I...Read More
Almost two years ago, halfway through the twisting path that was my doctoral course, I found myself in Finland, at the “Critical Evaluation of Game Studies...Read More
Orienting Inquiry and Process We shape our lives at the intersection and interstices of choice and chance. Subject to the vicissitudes of chance, we must ask...Read More
RT @Jessifer: This year I published a book with @slamteacher. It is an ode to teachers, to the work of teaching, to the increasing challeng… 48 days ago
RT @Jessifer: “The work of higher education — as with all of education — has to begin with a deep respect for students.”
A new piece by me… 70 days ago
RT @hope4college: #RealCollege students are talented and hard-working but too often go without sufficient food and shelter. The Hope Center… 70 days ago
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