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Please follow the links to the left to find out information about my research, teaching, and service activities. The teaching section includes a variety of course materials (syllabi/course policy documents, exams, quizzes, project assignments, rubrics, etc.) and my teaching philosophy statement. Copies of my papers are available from my publication list, and slides from selected recent presentations are also available.
 
Blog Posts at Partially Ordered Thoughts

During terms when I'm teaching, I try to blog about ideas I've had and issues I'm facing. Since my present postdoctoral position doesn't involve teaching, my blog his on an de facto hiatus. I intend to resume posting when I have the opportunity to return to the classroom.

Partially Ordered Thoughts
  • Thoughts on Higher Education Financing (Part III)
    See also Part I and Part II. I’m off to Girona (or Gerona), Spain, this afternoon for a quick holiday on Ryanair (I’ve measured, re-measured, weighed, and re-weighed my carry-on so many times I can’t believe it), so there will be a break of a couple days in these posts. However, I have a bit [...]
  • Thoughts on Higher Education Financing (Part II)
    Be sure to start with Part I. In this post, I’d like to try to describe how I as an American understand the changes to the funding model for higher education in the UK. I’m going to try to be as accurate as I can be, but undoubtedly there will be things that I muddle [...]
  • Thoughts on Higher Education Financing (Part I)
    I’ve been meaning to write about my experiences here in the UK as the coalition government that came to power in May has worked toward shifting the cost of higher education from the taxpayers to those who attend university in England. I’ve been busy with other things and haven’t had time to sit down and [...]