I teach HMST 3199, the Intro to Hamster Fur Weaving course, at Poor Cousin University. This course, in spite of having “intro” in the title,...

"Can you fix it?" A fairly good question, widely used, innocuous and polite in most cases. A query that usually garners results. E...

After the final class meeting, a student gave me a gift card. I quietly returned it, telling her that the gesture was appreciated but that...