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It’s been a long time since I thought running six miles was a big deal. But today I did so, and with no symptoms at all in my left Achilles: no soreness, pain, tightness, or discomfort. Nothing. And my pace was good: 53:54, or just under 9:00/mi.
I don’t plan to go back to the first [...]

Beer purchases made on our recent trip

News about our graduate program: new curriculum, colloquium, 500

Saturday afternoon Erin, Madelyn, and I got back from our annual yay school is out trip, most of which was spent in Wisconsin. We drove through northeast Iowa and spent a few nights in the Porcupine Mountains, just over the Michigan border. We concluded the trip with a night in Madison, where lovely beer awaits [...]

I began the semester with 36 students in two courses. Grades go in today. Look at all the fours! Unfortunately, WIU doesn’t have plus/minus grading, or I would have assigned five B+ and two C+ grades.
A: 4
B: 11
C: 4
F: 5
U: 4
W: 4
early drops: 4
The “U” is a non-punitive grade assigned in composition courses, basically “failed [...]

The NCAA recently reported its annual academic progress ratings (APR), claiming progress for many sports. At first look, the scale seemed padded to me: 1,000 is the highest possible score, 925 supposedly represents a 60% graduation rate, and the lowest score I’ve seen is 811. Looking for methodology, I poked around the NCAA web site [...]

Crossposted with a few email lists…
A colleague and I are putting together a panel on readymades, and we’re looking for a third presenter. Broadly speaking, we’re looking at the re-emergence of the readymade in a variety of forms: web-based templates and assemblages, even textbooks like the recently discussed TS/IS.
If you’re interested, drop me a line. [...]

Budget cuts at Florida: $47M. Enrollment too. Still not as bad as WVU’s fake degree…

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