Last night, I said to Kevin, “Well, we’ll have to rethink where Kavi (our almost-15-year-old) might want to attend college now.” He said, “We can fly her home if she needs us to,” which is true (we live in Illinois, and as long as Pritzker is governor, I expect abortion rights will be protected here), […]
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Home again, home again. Tonight’s board meeting was 6:30 – 10, so 3.5 hrs, plus 30 minutes commuting time, now that we’re required to be in person again. Productive meeting.
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Hey, folks. OPRF board member here. I just finished an hour-long communications meeting with admin at OPRF; we’re trying to figure out better ways for the board to engage with the community, increase transparency, etc. We’re talking about doing some dialogue-y forums in the fall, for example, and I may host a few Reddit-style AMA’s
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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School board meeting tonight, 7:30 – 10:30 p.m. Reasonably efficient (only three hours!), but it was a bit unfortunate that we had to shift start time an hour later than normal due to a combination of board member illness, conflicting schedules, and regulations. Everyone is very tired, I think, but at least it was a
Tonight’s OPRF board meeting — left home at 6:15, got home at 11:15. Five hours total, about an hour longer than average. Productive meeting, in large part because we’re starting serious discussion of phase 2 of the high school renovation project, which will affect both PE (phys ed. classes) and athletics (sports teams), and we
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Oh people, I am wiped today. I cancelled my morning training session because I was just too tired for it, and when Kevin, who had slept badly himself, asked if I could give him a ride in to campus, I kind of wanted to cry. (I gave him a ride to the train, because I
School board meeting tonight, 4 hours: 6:15 leaving the house, 10:15 arriving home. Now that the governor’s emergency declaration has expired, we aren’t allowed to do remote board meetings anymore unless we’re either a) contagious or b) traveling for work. I think this is super-problematic, actually. Here are my objections: – it never made any
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Reposting today’s official communication from OPRF admin, re: late-breaking COVID protocol change: Dear OPRFHS Students, Staff, and Families, On Friday evening, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that he was withdrawing the Executive Order that has required students and staff in Illinois schools to wear masks. The withdrawal is effective this Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. The governor’s
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