Student Space (by William Lynn)
I am starting a new series of columns entitled Student Space.
Each year I answer hundreds if not thousands of emails. Many are from students who have pragmatic questions about coursework, computing, applying for a masters or doctoral program, finding a job after graduation, etc. Other questions are about additional readings, online resources, the nature of environmental studies or geography or human-animal studies, or distinctions about important terms like moral value and geocentrism.
When students write me, I ask that they treat their email as an open letter read in public. This way no one is surprised or hurt when I forward my response to an entire group. I forward my responses to others because they are likely to have similar or related queries, and a broader conversation is of benefit to everyone.
Even so, over the years students have asked me to put these thoughts into a ‘handbook’ where my advice is easily accessed. A column series on Ethos seems like the most accessible place to do this!
I hope that over time other faculty and students will contribute editorials to Student Space. If you would like to write for or comment on this series, please be in contact. Guidelines can be found on the editorial and column pages of this blog.
Remember, your advice and experience is welcome on Ethos.
cheers, Bill
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