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As an adjunct professor, a great deal of my time is spent on the road. In fact, two of the more common nicknames for adjuncts are “freeway flyer” and, my personal favorite, “roads scholar.” One of the...
View ArticlePhotos from the Road: Fog on Interstate 5 Between Gorman and Lebec, CA
Driving to and from Bakersfield, CA across the “Grapevine” portion of Interstate 5 to teach at DeVry University presents unique challenges I might not otherwise encounter on a more urban commute. It’s...
View ArticleDon’t Bother Me, I’m Branding: Carl’s Jr.’s Public Relations Manager Shares...
On Saturday, January 31, 2009 Beth Mansfield, the Public Relations Manager for CKE Restaurants, Inc. (Carl’s Jr.), visited my UC Santa Barbara Extension “buying behavior” class. She discussed the...
View ArticleSir Ken Robinson Says Schools Kill Creativity
Have you met TED? If you think I am talking about a person, TED is actually an annual conference of ideas founded in 1984 to unite leading thinkers and doers from the worlds of technology,...
View ArticleMusic Monday: “Pomp and Circumstance (Graduation March)” by Elgar
Sometimes music makes the moment. If you’ve ever earned a degree you have most likely celebrated your achievement by parading to the music of a rousing march while dressed in a cap and gown en route to...
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