UCR–Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, Lecture Series, February 19th, 2019
Read, Be Informed, Stay Engaged
"Old enough to kill but not for voting" was a 1967 lament of those under the age of 21. In October of that same year I had just turned 18 and beginning my freshman year in college. I would walk precincts for "Clean Gene" anyway. By March of my senior year, the voting age was... Continue Reading →
My Back Pages–Grad School, by Stephen Harding
I enjoyed my days as a graduate student. In some ways, it had a lot to do with being a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA). This is when and where I began to finally come of age, as a student, and, as an adult. Three years out with a B.A. in political science, I could be... Continue Reading →
Furloughed Bison Pour Back Into National Parks After Government Reopens Â
Getting Serious About Practitioners in The Classroom-
https://patimes.org/getting-serious-about-practitioners-in-the-classroom/ Fifteen Years an Adjunct To be clear, I was not a day-to-day freeway-flying adjunct lecturer searching for the on ramp to the tenure track. That lane was reserved for those freshly minted Ph.D.’s pursuing membership in the academy. I was another kind of adjunct, one wearing the moniker practitioner instructor. It required wearing a... Continue Reading →
My Favorite Reads for 2018
Some of these are re-reads. For me they were the most impactful over the last twelve months.
American Nations/American Character–Osher Lifelong Learning Institute–University of California, Riverside
Wow--Starting this Wednesday, there are 55 students signed up for my American Nations course and another 22 scheduled for the Friday section of this first of two series. American Nations—American Character This two part series is primarily based upon the scholarship of Colin Woodard . There will be other sources that will be presented throughout the... Continue Reading →
It’s Osher Time Again
It's Osher time again. I'm really looking forward to teaching in the upcoming Winter Quarter. I'll be on both the main UCR Extension campus as well as out in Rancho Mirage. This quarter we will be discussing Colin Woodards work: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America. I'll be... Continue Reading →
To Teach or Not to Teach–Insights From a Practitioner-Instructor
"Beyond the mechanics of teaching, these areas provide substance to the reasons why one should or should not teach. Still as important, these focus areas provide a glimpse, and really just a glimpse, into the culture of the academy and the students of today. If your last contact with higher education was as a student... Continue Reading →
Alfred Lord Tennison’s Ulysses–Recited by Helen Mirren
All of these years since my youth, my recollection of Alred Lord Tennison, poet laureate, was his poem "The Charge of Light Brigade." The impact of this and other works come to full inspiration when receited by someone like Helen Mirren. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJb_zJbJ7FI Ulysses BYÂ ALFRED, LORD TENNYSON It little profits that an idle king, By this still... Continue Reading →
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