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I recently took over the position of President of the Faculty Senate for my campus, the East Campus, of Valencia College. It’s a one-year volunteer position and as such I had a chance to address a small group of my peers about our work. Things at our College have been contentious at times, as we…
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Back in 2009, I took my bride to Europe for our 20th anniversary, heading to Prague and Vienna. Before we left for our trip to Europe, I was most excited about going to Vienna. If you know anything about Europe in the past 2000 years, you know that from 1300 to 1950, Vienna was one…
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The past few years have been quite interesting in the realm of academia as the country has continued to struggle economically. As more and more questions have been asked about our economy, the bony finger of condemnation has been pointed yet again at higher education. In the minds of many, professors like myself are the…