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New Salem University by Bill Curtis “Why does Socrates end the dialogue by talking about a myth of all things? Isn’t that puzzling? Isn’t myth the very antithesis of philosophy?” The professor surveyed the room and the six students it held. Three were ... More »
700th Friendly Reminder Email Re: Letter of Recommendation by Giannina Lissa Garcés Ambrossi # To: ProfessorDoctorClementineEsq@Miami.edu From: e.gonzalez792@umiami.edu Subject: 700th Friendly Email Reminder Re: Letter of Recommendation # Dear Professo... More »
By Lily Fitzpatrick Dear Olivia, After careful review of your application to Amazon University, we regret to inform you that we are unable to offer you a place in the class of 2052. We recognize that this decision may come as a disappointment to you, so for yo... More »
By Lynn Levin 9:15 a.m. The revolt against the humanities faculty begins as student rebels halt professors in the middle of class and usher them to the quad. Some of the professors assume that they are being led to an assembly honoring them for their service. ... More »
DRAFT COPY SECRETLY OBTAINED: Hard hitting letter by Humanities faculty at a major American university Since the eruption last summer of protests against police violence, American university campuses have been roiled by student unrest. The following draft let... More »
An Email to My Students, Now That Our University is Sending Them Home During the COVID-19 Crisis Hi, folks: Just a few updates, since ENG 257: Creative Nonfiction will be held remotely for the rest of the semester …. Required Readings As originally listed, p... More »
DATE: January 11, 2019 according to the Christian white-male calendar Jumada Al-Awwal 5 according to Hijri Pa’n Mekher in the Peret Season Dec. 12, Wu Xu Year, Year of the Dog, according to the Nongli Danni B., CHAIR: exciting news, actor Kate Hudson ... More »
A literature professor, a geneticist and a provost are in a lifeboat. The provost gets to decide which of the two are to go. No, not of the three. That would be elementary rather than advanced math. This provost has long since left simple numbers behind, but r... More »
By Lawrence S. Wittner Review by Dan Geddes What’s Going On at Uardvark? is a satirical campus novel, one where the university is utterly dominated by corporate interests. Companies outbid each other to have the campus buildings named after them. “... More »