by Nathan Pagel, Philosophy It can be difficult to coax active engagement from students in a classroom setting. Even when professors and students are mutually aware of the benefits that come along with a dynamic classroom environment where student participation is fostered and encouraged professor prompts for input are all too often met with anxious…
by Riley Thoen, Plant Biology Of all the skills I have refined in graduate school, writing is, without question, the one that has given me the most trouble. Approximately two years ago, I wrote an E-interview as a member of the editorial board for The Classic Journal. In this interview, I mention I am working…
by Ali Ahsan, Comparative Literature It is a new academic year. And I have a new academic challenge: to teach an introductory course on “Literature and Medicine.” I have prepared a syllabus for the course, and this time it is experimental in terms of reading as well as writing requirements. There are multiple reasons behind…
by Dru Alexander Horne, Mathematics Most people would see writing and mathematics as diametrically opposed, but I see them as two sides of the same coin. I’ve been doing both of them for most of my life: honing the fundamentals, learning new techniques, and exploring new directions. After all, both mathematics and writing are about…