Every year, the kind people at Beloit College remind us boomer faculty that it’s time to update our classroom examples. When I first taught intro psychology, I could use John F. Kennedy’s assassination as my example of “flashbulb memories.” Then it was the Challenger explosion, then 9/11…. Anyway, you can Read more…
There’s only one thing that is potentially worse than the impending debut of the new Legend of Zelda to interfere with my work….USC football! Yes, the intrepid Trojans travel to Fayetteville, Arkansas to take on the Razorbacks. I’ve never been to an Arkansas football game, only NCAA track meets at Read more…
As a university professor, I must admit that I am astonished by the amount of alcohol current students consume. Most come to us with an already established pattern of heavy drinking from their high school days. Where their parents were at the time is another story…. Not only does the Read more…