De la musique…

…pour le weekend. Click on that first link! I tried to embed the video and failed. * There being so little in this post without a pretty video picture, I will add a thought about our rigorous graduate program. I think the people who flunked out didn’t fail, and I also think they were not … More De la musique…

On Service

ONE Do you think there’s ever an exception to this advice? Undine has a great post on service, too. The types of service I most dislike are website maintenance and the tasks surrounding the creation of extracurricular and enrichment activities for students. I dislike these activities the most when there is no support for them. … More On Service

Sobre la muerte

“‘Yo no voy a morir de enfermedad, ni de vejez, de angustia o de cansancio. Voy a morir de amor, voy a entregarme al más hondo regazo. Ya no tendré vergüenza de estas manos vacías ni de esta celda hermética que se llama Rosario. En los labios del viento he de llamarme árbol de muchos … More Sobre la muerte

Question du Jour

My feelings about having good degrees from good schools, and about having enjoyed the schools I chose,  are guilt and shame. That is because I was made to feel guilty about my studies when I was doing them, not trusted to be able to do them anyway, and shamed for having done them when I … More Question du Jour

On Class

ONE: The Emeritus Professor used to say you had to be from the upper classes to be an academic. I would laugh, as we are not ourselves from the upper classes, and also because whereas the Emeritus Professor worked at an institution where one could have research expenses paid, I do not; to function I … More On Class