Category Archives: Pictures from an Institution

Pictures from an Institution 4 (Alumni)

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Timothy Burke

Meeting with alumni doesn’t feel like work: sometimes it’s about seeing old friends, sometimes it’s more like meeting distant relatives that you’ve never seen before but with whom you share all sorts of surprising and subtle connections. Alumni who were … Continue reading →

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Pictures from an Institution 3 (Committees)

Posted on June 11, 2011 by Timothy Burke

It’s not that common to have committee meetings devoted to administrative business during the summer. Departments sometimes meet informally to plan or discuss an upcoming search, as ads and preparations for an academic job search generally have to be completed … Continue reading →

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Pictures from an Institution 2 (Grading)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Timothy Burke

Grading, finishing today after having eaten up most of Memorial Day. Just as well, I wasn’t about to try serious gardening in the heat. I’ve been slowly shifting over to paperless grading. I have enough of an attachment to marking … Continue reading →

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Pictures from an Institution 1 (Graduation)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Timothy Burke

I’m going to do an academic’s year in pictures from now until next May. Not every day, but as many as I can do. Seems a better way to communicate about what goes into faculty life. So let’s start at … Continue reading →

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