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March 17, 2021 by Heather Mitchell-Buck Leave a Comment

a dubious anniversary

photo by engin akyurt on Unsplash

There are many days that we could claim as a milestone to acknowledge the change that COVID has brought to our lives and to our world. But today, March 17, is the one that’s most meaningful to me. On this day a year ago, I worked my last full day on campus, running workshops for my Hood colleagues as we all worked like mad trying to move our courses online. When we first started planning those workshops a week beforehand, we thought, “oh, we’ll order lunch for everyone – surely most folx will want to meet in-person.” We reconsidered and rethought that decision (and dozens, hundreds more in both the short- and long-term) and in the end, I saw only a small handful of my fellow teachers on campus that day.

When I came home to get dinner before my evening workshop, there was a flyer in our mail slot from the local Irish pub just a couple of blocks from our house, advertising a special takeout menu for St Pat’s in lieu of the usual wall-to-wall celebration that usually happens there every year. We called in an order that was the first of many takeout meals over the past year (and many more to come as we continue to support our favorite local restaurants in downtown Frederick!).

The scale of grief and loss over the past year is hard to process. None of us would have ever, ever wanted this to happen. There’s precious little to celebrate about this pandemic.

But to all of my fellow educators who are still working like mad trying to give your students the best possible education in spite of everything, I see you. I thank you. I celebrate you.

To all of the students out there doing your best to learn and grow and be stronger than this pandemic, I see you. I thank you. I celebrate you.

To everyone out there who’s still struggling to navigate everything that COVID has brought into your life, I see you. I thank you. I celebrate you.

Keep wearing your masks and washing your hands. Find a few minutes today and every day to care for others and for yourself. Get vaccinated when you can. Do all you can do so that we can all gather safely again together SOON: to be in classrooms where we can learn and laugh and move the desks around to do some group work; to have that lunch meeting that has been on hold for the past year; to hug our friends and family both near and far.

Hang in there, friends. We can do this.

Filed Under: more than just an academic, teaching Tagged With: encouragement, learning, online teaching, teaching

August 7, 2017 by Heather Mitchell-Buck Leave a Comment

summer reading 2017

During the summers that I’m at home, rather than doing research in England, I like to catch up on some well-deserved pleasure reading. I’m lucky to live within walking distance of a great public library!

Here’s some of what I have been enjoying so far this summer.

Filed Under: more than just an academic Tagged With: what I'm reading

June 10, 2016 by Heather Mitchell-Buck Leave a Comment

because we all need gifs!

Animated gifs (which autocorrect really wants to turn into “gifts”) have taken on their own fascinating grammar and semantics over the past few years. Some of them make me twitchy, but there are two circulating this week that make me super happy and so I decided I needed to share them!

The first, Fortune’s Wheel:

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And the second, possibly the funniest portrait of Elizabeth I ever:

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Happy summer, everyone! Make time for merriment as well as work.

Filed Under: more than just an academic Tagged With: funny, gif

April 8, 2014 by Heather Mitchell-Buck Leave a Comment

celebrating the bard’s birthday!

 

It’s Shakespeare’s 450th birthday this year. He looks pretty good for his age, doesn’t he?First Folio Shakespeare

I’m celebrating Will’s natal day in a few ways this year!

1) Hood College hosts an annual Peeps diorama contest each spring, and this year’s is Shakespeare-themed. How could I pass that up? Here’s my entry:

Et tu, Bunny?

 

2) I’m hosting a film screening and discussion with my colleague Mark Sandona on film versions of Richard III:

 

Richard III Colloquium

 

3) And … I’m working on a video about the different ways that you can enjoy Shakespeare using an iPad. Stay tuned – it will be posted soon!

Happy spring and happy birthday, Will Shakespeare!

Filed Under: more than just an academic, teaching Tagged With: birthdays, literature, Peeps, Richard III, Shakespeare

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