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the third union place…
I previously wrote about some of my thoughts on Ray Oldenburg’s “The Great Good Place” in July here, and wanted to develop some more thoughts on how the student union can serve as a community third...
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what where place space…
So, I’m returning to the Great Good Place by Ray Oldenburg again this week, because I’m currently reading Academically Adrift, and I can’t even wrap my head around a blog post for that, because it’s...
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grumpday humpday…
Hello. You have probably been directed to this blog post by an automatic posting on Facebook or Twitter. However, this is not a real blog post, as I am currently at Jury Duty. If you would like an...
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this dystopian american life…
It’s been busy. I also went through a spell of books, some of which were good, and some of which were Academically Adrift, which left my soul and my interest and my creativity adrift. However,...
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get out of their way…
Last Friday, I had the pleasure of hosting ACUI Region VIII’s annual Drive-In Conference, which focused on Veteran Services and Campus Community this year, and took place up at the very beautiful new...
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2014 books on the wall…
So this year saw quite a bit of new-ish things for me: 1- a desire to learn more about the urban condition, and to translate urban studies and urban architecture into how student unions on urban...
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A workday poem…
“Imagine If Email Could Power a Rocketship” Imagine if email could power a rocketship, Every meeting request fuel to take you into the sky, That angry email from the other department giving you an...
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dead streets, vibrant campuses…
Having presented at ACUI on urban campus communities with Pascha “Way too cool” McTyson, urban campuses have been on my mind for many months. Having put the final touches on and being halfway through...
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physical (aka ‘meat’) space for digital users…
Can we talk about how MOOCZilla is our friend, not our enemy when it comes to the future of higher education? While this awkward lizard may not be the most accessible or equitable lizard out there,...
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on student unions and the amtrak…
One of the great things about living in the Northeast and in Boston is that there are a good amount of transit options available- so that you can go carless when traveling and you can also avoid the...
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