What follows are some thoughts for a discussion in a Texas Government class tonight.

...what got me through grad school was being involved with choir.

For me, Dr. Parens’ tenure as Dean was perfectly in line with his teaching as a professor.

Jack Phipps was one of the best experiences of my time at CCHS.

Every semester I ask my students to talk about themselves. This semester I have a lot of high school students taking dual credit courses.

I don't think I ever was a good student.

OK, this is wild. Students at Harvard don't go to office hours?

Chambliss and Takacs' How College Works, published in 2014, initially seems an unlikely candidate for the term "quietly radical."

I'm feeling like a student again, but with a slightly better toolbox.

How does an intuitive notion about education, one with the power of clarity and simplicity, become a problem?

A good advisor listens and highlights possibilities. A student is encouraged to explore, and no field or topic is off the table.