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Feedback on Finding a Good English Department
Highlights of responses to an honest question.
Disappointed Over the Decision on Comments
"We need free and open dialogue as a community more than ever."
First, Consider the Deal Breakers
Aden Hayes lists some threatening possible developments that should give people pause if they plan to open their campuses this fall semester.
Confetti
Ralph James Savarese, a professor of English, pens a poem about the push for in-person teaching on campuses this fall.
Housing Challenges and Black Faculty
Many tenure-track Black faculty members experience inordinate difficulties when looking for housing, a situation that COVID-19 has only exacerbated, writes Siobhan Brooks.
Rethinking Professional Meetings and Conferences
If you are planning one that now has to take place online, Sheldon H. Jacobson offers recommendations for how to make the most of the situation.
How Do You Know a Good English Department When You See One?
Asking for a certain 16-year-old who lives in my house.
Escape From COVID-19
An alternate version of the "what I did on my summer vacation" essay.