June 16, 2020 Judith Nell Foster I must begin with a poem that keeps returning to mind, one that I traditionally tack up on my…
June 15, 2020 Lara V. Kattekola, English 101 (Composition) and LIF 101 (First Year Seminar: Liberal Arts Social Sciences) The fragility of potential The gap…
June 2, 2020 Misun Dokku, English Composition and Literature When reflecting on my professional experience during the pandemic, I can’t help but pause at the…
June 1, 2020 Lucy McNair, English When I got home after starting my three classes in March, the city did not feel well. The air…
May 28, 2020 Judy Ashton, Nursing Program, Health Sciences As the dust begins to settle in the wake of COVID19 and the unprecedented quarantine—or “pause”—that…
May 27, 2020 Thomas Cleary, Archivist, Library Overall, the “Great Pause” has been both good and bad for me. I have a very long commute,…
May 26, 2020 Jennifer Arroyo, Business and Technology This semester has shaped up to be difficult for students, faculty, and families. The change to distance…
Michele Piso Manoukian Associate Director, LaGuardia Center for Teaching and Learning and Co-facilitator, Language across the Curriculum Alert academics and artists have long imagined a…
May 12, 2020 Leigh Garrison-Fletcher, Education and Language Acquisition At times feel like I’m living in a dream, everything is so surreal—the people in masks…
May 10, 2020 Patricia Sokolski, Humanities I am grateful for what I have. Our students’ struggles are amplified, and I am sheltered. In addition to…
