So I took a class to a homeless shelter on Thursday

It’s a public relations writing class (I know) at University of New Haven, and as a class project, we are writing an end-of-the-year appeal letter for Columbus House in New Haven. I love Columbus House. They’re a leader in preventing and ending homelessness, and an early adapter of best practices. They were a leader in …

Well, that was a week

I just completed my first-ever week as a full-time academic (no classes on Friday, though I am going to campus for a meeting) and let me tell you some things I’ve learned; There is no harder job. I have never — ever — worked as hard in a week as I did this past one, and I mean work from 6:30 …

Dear First-Year College Student Who Emailed Me:

I get it. You’re nervous. And you found my name and photo and said I looked friendly. I really kind of am, if you approach me right, and I am in a unique position to talk to you about your fears because I share them. Though I’ve been an adjunct professor for 13 or so …

So I have a new job

And I took this photo at the first of my two orientations for it, yesterday. I am the a new Distinguished [stop giggling, dammit] Lecturer at the University of New Haven‘s Department of Communication, Film and Media Studies. I’ll be teaching writing and communication, in addition to a writing for the electronic media course at …