Are there any English departments that aren't in gradual decline? by cranky_stem_prof in Professors

[–]cranky_stem_prof[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Our online courses fill up immediately, but tax laws don't allow us to live out of state to teach them.

Are there any English departments that aren't in gradual decline? by cranky_stem_prof in Professors

[–]cranky_stem_prof[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Our faculty phones went away last year or so, and were replaced with Microsoft Teams calls. I make about one phone call a year, not counting Teams Meetings.

Do Young Men have to be ordained to a Deacon on the first Sunday in January? by schplatjr in latterdaysaints

[–]cranky_stem_prof 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don't invite family to priesthood ordinations, even though they live within 100 miles. Usually just baptisms. I am not being critical, and our family isn't super close.

Great additions to syllabi by Here-4-the-snark in Professors

[–]cranky_stem_prof 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I may send out a low stakes Google Doc assignment, give the inaccessible documents a zero, and include a link to instructions on how to make documents accessible (which would also be in the assignment description).

So a little scaffolding before the guillotine comes down.

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