Our Fires Still Burn and Other Stories

Our Fires Still Burn and Other Stories

The largest minority at NMC is Native Americans, and yet we have many misconceptions based on movies, television, and other portrayals.  Most of us can easily separate  fictional qualities of famous females such June Cleaver, Roseanne Barr, Ellen DeGeneres, and Sofia...
Covering All The Bases for Student Success:  Beyond Early Feedback

Covering All The Bases for Student Success: Beyond Early Feedback

Amjad Khan and Tracy Russo Given the recent pennant race with many ups and downs for Tigers fans, a baseball metaphor seemed appropriate to frame strategies helping students score in school. Bring home the run Over the many years of my teaching experience, I have...
Connecting Instructors, Students, and Veterans Through Letters Home

Connecting Instructors, Students, and Veterans Through Letters Home

Written with Scott Herzberg Most of us have seen action movies where the main character leaves a loving family behind, embarking on an action filled mission to right a wrong and save the world. The movie ends dramatically with total destruction averted, the credits...