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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, New York City Area Sees November Snowflakes, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 10 hours, 5 minutes ago
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On Sunday, November 28th, New York City and its surrounding region saw some periods of light snow and flurries. Streets became wet. Graupel covered some of the dirt and leaves. With the exception […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, MSCHE Annual Conference to be Held on December 14-15, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 1 week ago
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The Middle State Commission on Higher Education’s annual conference will be held on December 14-15, 2021. The conference will be held online on account of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic.
The c […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Unseasonable Fall in the New York City Area, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 2 weeks ago
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It has been an unseasonably warm autumn through mid-November in the New York City area. In response, numerous flowers have started to bloom. In addition, on Saturday, November 13, there was an […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, COP26 Summit Heads into Final Week, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 3 weeks ago
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Today, the COP26 conference moved into its second, and likely, final week. Barring its running past the scheduled timeframe, the week will end with a concluding statement on which the parties […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Chrysanthemums Color the New York Botanical Garden, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 4 weeks ago
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As an unseasonably warm October concluded—one in which New York City recorded its highest monthly minimum temperature on record for October (47° vs. the old record of 45°, which was set in 194 […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Powerful Storm Blasts West Coast, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 1 month ago
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When it comes to rainfall, it has been feast or famine in parts of the West. From March 20 through October 16, downtown Sacramento received no measurable rainfall. That arid stretch of 211 […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Lehman College Holds Student Success Summit, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 1 month, 1 week ago
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October 15th was a mid-autumn day that was filled with bright, warm sunshine. The “kiss” of passing summer was evident as the mercury rose into the upper 70s. It was a perfect day to be out […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Another Fall Day at Robert Moses State Park, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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Friday, October 8 dawned with patches of thick fog. The temperature dipped just close enough to the dewpoint for the fog to cloak the coastline and shroud valleys. By late morning, the last […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Warm Start to October, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 1 month, 3 weeks ago
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As climate change continues to unfold, September has increasingly become an extension of summer in the New York City area. October has now supplanted September as a bridge to fall leading to […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Media Coverage of Climate Change, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 2 months ago
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Media coverage concerning climate change has increased during the extreme weather and wildfires that unfolded during summer 2021. The 6th assessment report released by the Intergovernmental Panel […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Summer Concludes, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 2 months, 1 week ago
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The final weekend of astronomical summer featured abundant sunshine and warm temperatures in the New York City area. Saturday was particularly warm with readings in the middle and upper 80s across […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Can a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Strengthen Efforts to Address Climate Change?, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Last week, in the wake of terrible flooding that resulted as the climate change-enhanced remnants of Hurricane Ida moved through the New York City and New Jersey regions, I noted that the fossil […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, This Flood Was Brought to You, in Part, by ExxonMobil, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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The evening of September 1 is one that residents of New York, New Jersey, and parts of Connecticut will long remember. Not long after Rush Hour had ended, a wall of rain associated with the […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, New York Botanical Garden Remains in Bloom following Henri, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 3 months ago
The remnants of Henri that brought record rainfall to New York City’s Central Park and produced widespread riverine flooding also led to the Bronx River overflowing its banks at the New York Botanical Garden. A […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Henri Brings Flooding, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 3 months, 1 week ago
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Although Henri made landfall near Westerly, RI, it brought flooding rains to the New York City area. Central Park picked up its highest 2-day August rainfall on record. Records go back to 1869. […]
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Don Sutherland commented on the post, American Disgrace, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Two additional insightful opinion pieces on developments in Afghanistan:
Over the past days and weeks, we’ve received terrified messages from women in Afghanistan, begging for help. There have been reports of w […]
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Don Sutherland commented on the post, American Disgrace, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 3 months, 2 weeks ago
A good essay for additional reading:
“Is America back or has it turned its back?” one British official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. “It looks very much as if the Americans have gone home in a […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, American Disgrace, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 3 months, 2 weeks ago
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This weekend saw the harvest of the bitter fruit of failure in Afghanistan. That harvest was made possible by the combination of an Afghan government that never gained broad legitimacy among […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, IPCC Releases Climate Change Report, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 3 months, 3 weeks ago
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At 4 am EST, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its latest physical science report on climate change. The report considered 14,000 scientific papers, including some of […]
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Don Sutherland wrote a new post, Vaccination is Imperative, on the site Don's Reports and Reflections 3 months, 4 weeks ago
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In the United States, the percentage of eligible people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 has remained stubbornly below 50%. At the same time, the highly-contagious Delta variant of […]
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Don Sutherland
Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator/Adjunct Faculty Member
I am Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator at Lehman College and an adjunct faculty member in the Economics and Business Department. The classroom provides a kind of "lab" for testing and assessing practices to boost student learning outcomes. I am dedicated to improving student outcomes and believe there is always opportunity to strengthen them.
