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My EEO Story

This is a turn I did not expect my life to take. At some point, a year or more from now, I’ll be able to return to this post and give all of the detail. For now, however, this post has to be vague. Even vague, though, stories matter, and because they matter, they are…

by Stacy L. Smith, Ph.D. July 27, 2023July 28, 2023

Helping undergraduates be more successful at academic writing

As an English teacher, I spent years helping undergraduates improve their writing skills. As a sociology teacher, I have seen the differences in education and college preparation between college students. It’s important to me to “pull back the curtain,” so to speak, on academic writing, so that understanding how to write well, at the college…

by Stacy L. Smith, Ph.D. February 4, 2019February 4, 2019

What I Learned from Playing Pokemon GO

I play pokemon GO when I walk to and from bus stops, to lunch, around campus, and on the busses. I’ll play while eating lunch. On the weekends, we might spend a few hours walking around the zoo or the arboretum. And can you guess what happened? Without making any special effort whatsoever, I can…

by Stacy L. Smith, Ph.D. October 30, 2018October 30, 2018

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