Heh. I just got an invite to the university’s promotion party, congratulating me on my achievement, even though I haven’t gotten official notice of the promotion yet. (Last step, board of directors approval, generally a formality, supposed to happen by mid-August.) I’ll make a formal announcement once I’m formally approved, so you can save your […]
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I’ll be attending ICFA (the conference for the international association for the fantastic in the arts) in Orlando this March. My schedule, for those that would appreciate it: Thurs, March 16, 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. — (Creative) Editing Beyond the Western World Neil Clarke, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, Mary Anne Mohanraj, Cecilia Tan Thursday March
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The strike is over, hoorah, hooray! They were bargaining late into the night yesterday — the final word came after I’d gone to sleep, so I want to take a moment this morning to just thank all of the UIUC faculty union bargaining team. I especially want to send giant amaryllis appreciation to Aaron Krall,
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Grades are in, semester’s officially over. Very weird semester, similar to last one; I gave more A’s than I typically would, but also had more F’s and I’s and W’s, despite doing a lot of trying to chase students down and persuade them to hand in late or missing work. Essentially, the students who were
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Final classes for my literary theory class this week, as we navigate the ongoing grad student strike and not crossing picket lines. We did a whole chapter on Marxism, so they’re going to get the opportunity for some practical knowledge on the subject: Wed: No in-person or Zoom class; instead, a Marxism assignment. Go to
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The UIC grad student strike is still on, I’m afraid. As one of my colleagues posted on FB today: “Our graduate students are still on strike. Campus haggled over $10 in healthcare fees and $35 on international student fees for HALF a day today. I don’t even know what to say.” Gah. UIC has spent
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It took a while, because apparently I haven’t actually done this in three years, which surprised me, until I remembered, oh yes, pandemic. Pretty sure the last two times the reminder to update my c.v. swung through my e-mail (April 2020 and April 2021), my brain shouted “There are bigger things to worry about right
