Posted in Campus community on Nov 27th, 2012
Before Thanksgiving, I wrote about the importance of actively engaging in meaningful, direct discussion. Then Anthony Perez came to see me, offering to share a recording of a conversation he had with a friend, Alan Sutton ’14, about the sensitive topic of sexuality. Anthony is a junior from Los Angeles and is majoring in Spanish […]
Posted in Campus community, General on Nov 14th, 2012
In the last 15 to 20 years, I’ve noticed that communication between people has become increasingly indirect. There’s been a steady erosion of interpersonal contact in favor of texting, tweeting, facebooking, and e-mailing. We can feel engaged and involved without having to “do” anything.
Posted in Campus community, Commons, General, Social life on Nov 6th, 2012
Our guest blogger today is Doug Adams, associate dean of students, writing about a topic of great interest to most students: Room Draw. —Shirley M. Collado I have to confess that I was a bit reticent when I was asked to be a guest blogger. I thought, what do I have to share that will […]
