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I teach Shakespeare and children’s lit on the beautiful Prince Edward Island — and I write about teaching for hope in higher ed.
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Guess I have to start telling students that actuary, data scientist, and pope are all good career options if they major in mathematics.

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to quote King lear, “never, never, never, never, never.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/w...

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It’s election day in Canada! We broke records for advance polls and could be looking at record voter turnout. The country knows: this election matters, and every vote matters.

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Not the biggest Shakespeare story of the day by any means (👋 @matthewsteggle.bsky.social), but here's some news of the new 'Shakespearean Graves' project, appropriate for his death-day: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

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Happy Shakespeare’s Birth / Deathday! www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...

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US universities’ faculty unite to defend academic freedom after Trump’s attacks

submitted 27 days ago • 8 comments

Students, you can vote now on campus, from April 13 to 16. Visit lpc.ca/how2vote to learn more.

submitted 31 days ago • 23 comments

🥳 10 Podcast Episodes!🥳 Listen. Learn. Share. www.shakeracepedagogy.com/shakeraceped...

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The tune that is on infinite repeat in my head today.

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March on, my fellows!

submitted 39 days ago • 7 comments

Ag’d sir, hands off.

submitted 39 days ago • 11 comments

Hey Canada, Don't forget to check your voter registration, or register if you need to! Pass it on. ereg.elections.ca/en/ereg/index

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For a really good brief explainer of the mess we Canadians find ourselves in — and the fake numbers that are getting thrown at us — check out the More or Less podcast with @timharford.ft.com

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There are times I think the NYT crossword is trolling the US administration, and today’s Wordle is definitely a secret message to Canadians. I am tickled by the idea of a resistance organized by puzzlers.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Final reminder: You have until 10AM on Tuesday 1 April to apply for the Events Administrator position.

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

I’m heading into my last week of a completely #ungraded (contract or self-evaluated) term) term, and the quality of the work these students have done has blown me away. I see so much more engagement with feedback, more cool risk-taking in their presentations and written work, and better attendance.

submitted 48 days ago • 1 comment

It was a challenge at first to boycott all American stuff (and I’m sad not to attend American academic conferences) but it’s getting easier and easier. My one exception: I will buy books by American writers (but not through Amazon).

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I’m going into my second-last class on Milton’s Paradise Lost, ridiculously pleased with my redesigned certificates of achievement, suitable for framing, because seriously, it is a massive poem and attn. must be paid. (The header honours my own teacher, Jim Forrest, who always said that about PL.)

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

The Caunterburye Tales was a group chat wher we invited everybodye

submitted 50 days ago • 2 comments

I would like to nominate Maxwell Smart for national security advisor.

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70 North American archives / library special collections have now made the move to Bluesky - from medieval manuscripts to zines Help them build up their communities here and reconnect - you'll get excellent archive content in return! go.bsky.app/MN9ZZ3M

submitted 114 days ago • 4 comments

This week marks many 5-year anniversaries, including that of the amazing and generous London Writer’s Salon. If you struggle at all (as I do) with finding space and time to write, check them out: one hour, times across 4 time zones, on Zoom. Check in, find community, write!

submitted 52 days ago • 1 comment

Definitely my favorite political ad ever.

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@susananderson.bsky.social @harrymccarthy.bsky.social and I are excited to announce a CfP for Shakespeare/Movement for the Arden Shakespeare Intersections series. More info attached but if you'd like to grab Susan or me for more details or to discuss ideas @saaupdates.bsky.social then please do!

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

Again, today would be an excellent day for Ivy League, Big Ten, & all the other chancellors & university presidents to start speaking loudly & collectively against the all-out existential crisis that this assault on US higher ed represents. The silence is deafening. bsky.app/profile/mcop...

submitted 56 days ago • 27 comments