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We Need to Talk

I have fond memories of my fifth grade teacher, Sister Mary*, but one particular comment from her stands out. In an essay railing against racism, I had written, “We shouldn't be prejudiced.” She corrected the sentence to read: “We...

Published Mon, Nov 02 2009 5:13 PM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, racism, Precie Schroyer, prejudice, Newsweek, Po Bronson, NurtureShock, race, Ashley Merryman

Bored? No. Inspired? Yes.

The Northampton Community College faculty includes experts on everything from art to nanotechnology. As teachers, they enjoy challenging students and each other to think carefully and critically about topics in the news. Whether you agree or disagree...

Published Mon, Aug 31 2009 9:37 AM by nccfaculty

Filed under: college teaching, Northampton Community College, Jill Biden, community college students, NCC

The Right to Self-Determination

Critics of the healthcare reform bill have been quite verbal about President Obama’s desire to ration healthcare for the elderly. Specters of death panels and euthanasia have heightened the public’s fears. Reports that Obama wants senior citizens...

Published Tue, Sep 29 2009 11:38 PM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, healthcare reform, euthanasia, end-of-life care, nurses' code of ethics

Do the World a Favor

In the time it takes you to read this blog, you’ll probably receive a text message. (Or, if you’re like me, you’ll receive a dozen messages.) While you have your phone out, do the world a favor. Text the word "HAITI" to 90999...

Published Fri, Jan 22 2010 2:13 PM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, American Red Cross, 90999 HAITI, Haiti, Randy Boone, cell phone provider

Salinger, Lennon and Chapman

The death of J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher and the Rye and several other classic American novels and short stories, made me think of one of the strangest – and saddest – stories of my lifetime: the killing of former Beatle John...

Published Tue, Feb 09 2010 12:40 PM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, Jim Von Schilling, John Lennon, J.D. Salinger, Holden Caulfield, the Beatles, Mark David Chapman

Vikings and Castles and Kings, Oh My!

Fourteen Northampton Community College students traveled to Demark for spring break in a joint program with Roskilde Handelsskole, a Danish business college. Many of the students had never been abroad before. Each morning as we gathered, their faces showed...

Published Thu, Apr 01 2010 3:18 PM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, Kronborg Castle, Roskilde, Vikings, Roskilde Handelsskole, Copenhagen, Julie Houston, Denmark, Elsinore

Remembering the Holocaust

Earlier this semester our "Introduction to Film" class screened what is considered the greatest and scariest documentary of all time, Leni Riefenstahl's "Triumph of the Will." Shot during the 1934 Nazi Party Rally in the city of...

Published Mon, Apr 19 2010 11:17 AM by nccfaculty

Filed under: North, Triumph of the Will, Leni Riefenstahl, Rebecca Dean, Holocaust, history of film

Pondering a Paradox

The Northampton Community College faculty includes experts on everything from art to nanotechnology. As teachers, they enjoy challenging students and each other to think carefully and critically about topics in the news. Whether you agree or disagree...

Published Fri, Oct 16 2009 7:59 AM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, New Orleans, community service, the Big Easy, Hope Horowitz

Lessons Learned on the Food Stamp Diet

Do you live to eat or eat to live? Eating doesn't only satisfy hunger, as there's much more involved than the simple act of consuming food. Eating is a social activity, and food is a universal language. We cook for loved ones to show our fondness...

Published Tue, Oct 20 2009 11:41 AM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, AmeriCorps/VISTA, Sara Dolcimascolo, hunger, food stamps

The Burden of Democracy

The Northampton Community College faculty includes experts on everything from art to nanotechnology. As teachers, they enjoy challenging students and each other to think carefully and critically about topics in the news. Whether you agree or disagree...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2009 9:02 AM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, Dwight Eisenhower, democracy, town hall meetings, Max Blumenthal

Review of "Community"

Here at Northampton, we like to say that “’Community’ is our middle name.” Well, at NBC these days, “Community” happens to be the full name of their new TV comedy series – one they’re so taken with that...

Published Mon, Sep 21 2009 11:59 AM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, NCC, Jim Von Schilling, Chevy Chase, Greendale Community College, Community sitcom, NBC

Cell phones? Texting? Are you LOL?

Several months ago an article appeared in the opinion section of USA Today . It has stuck with me because it is constantly reinforced as I walk through campus or stand in front of my students. “Txting away ur education” ( http://blogs.usatoday...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 9:42 AM by nccfaculty

Filed under: Northampton Community College, cell phone, Facebook, texting, T.C. Williams High School, Twitter

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We Need to Talk

Bored? No. Inspired? Yes.

The Right to Self-Determination

Do the World a Favor

Salinger, Lennon and Chapman

Vikings and Castles and Kings, Oh My!

Remembering the Holocaust

Pondering a Paradox

Lessons Learned on the Food Stamp Diet

The Burden of Democracy

Review of "Community"

Cell phones? Texting? Are you LOL?