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眠れなくても　夜は明けるそれを僕は　眺めている

Even if I cant sleep, dawn will break as I gaze over it

(Lyrics from Yorugaakeru by Given)

This spring semester, I tried my hand at 2D animation for the first time. With […]

北田農園

冬が来る時

いちご狩り

Kitada Farms

When winter comes

Strawberry picking

This semester I’ve taught some of my gaming friends. When I told them about the Mushroom at the End of the […]

Next week, we will look into how institutional models, both those with and without funding, have impacted CUNY. These may be considered non-traditional models, but because of its non-traditional manner are more […]

Moten and Harney critiqued the University in supporting a problematic society, to serve capital and the state. The university professionalizes students, converting them from social individuals to state agents, […]

The field of queer studies is not excluded in classism; it overlooks scholars who have attended graduate or undergraduate schools that are not in the few top programs. Only those attached to the field’s p […]

Knowledge is never objective. It comes from a viewpoint or different perspectives. Objectivity is seen in our culture as neutral or impartial. But that understanding of objectivity comes from a specific […]

I love the idea of innovative scholarly work that can reach beyond universities. Traditional peer reviewed journal articles present barriers to many people. New research often is unlikely to make its way into […]

“What recedes when diversity becomes a view? If diversity is a way of viewing or even picturing an institution, then it might allow only some things to come into view.” Sara Ahmed draws on the experience of div […]

I asked Gary Gan, a licensed school counselor/DOE educator about their thoughts on college applications and the SAT, they responded:

At the end of the day, standardized testing will always be skewed and […]

I really liked Davidson’s ten tips for active, student centered learning and made a little infographic for Tip 1.

In this week’s readings, austerity came up in several articles. During the COVID-19 crisis, the response was a reduction of funding for public services. For higher education, budget cuts included dismissing t […]