Daily briefing for students

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT LAST DAY to request a W (withdrawal) or I (incomplete) is TODAY (April 30) I’m happy to grant you either, and work out a plan with you for an Incomplete. For an Incomplete, you are asked to fill out a form to help the Dean of Academic Life keep track. Regular extensions, to submit ...

Good morning, historians of East Asia! Writing tip! I hope the writing is going smoothly! If it isn’t, here is an important task you should check in your assignments for my courses (and for other courses, too), that will get you to make contact with your writing without having to do any intellectual heavy lifting: check ...

Good morning, historians of East Asia! You should all be well on your way with final projects and sprucing up blogposts and what not. I also know you have a ton of other assignments for other classes, so I am not sure what Google means when they advertise Google doodles against boredom on their website: Boredom? In ...

via GIPHY Last week of the semester! HST107: Check if the chapters are available for peer review, and check if everything you need for your portfolio is available on your blog. Make a plan to ride out the rest of the week in style! HST259: Optional reflection on the materials from week 14 (e.g. if you are still ...

Good morning, historians of East Asia! Do you procrastinate? You’re not alone! While I am tempted by perfecting the art of productive procrastination (putting off one thing by doing another that also needs to be done), I think it is more useful to understand what procrastination is, and why “just do it” doesn’t quite work. I ...

Good morning, historians of East Asia! Hang in there, we’re almost through with this semester! Remember to reach out if you need support! I followed my own good advice earlier this week, and I feel a ton better for knowing there are people who’ve got my back. And I’ve got yours ❤️ via GIPHY Schedule: Drop ins on Zoom: ...

Good morning, historians of East Asia! Today I want to offer you a simple writing tip that will make your writing accessible in one (maybe two) easy step(s): add dates for dynasties, time periods, people you mention. Why? Even a rough date, for instance “When the Tale of Genji was written in the early eleventh century,..” will ...

Good morning historians of East Asia! I haven’t got much special to share with you, other than reminding you that college’s services to support your academic work remain available remotely. Writing Center: online appointments available, from brainstorming to proofreading and everything in between in the making of a paper. Digital Learning Assistants: daily drop-ins 2-6pm for all your ...

Good morning, historians of East Asia! The final weeks of the semester are crunch-time, so I hope to un-crunch a few things and create more breathing space. But if you’re eager for new content and want to meet up with your classmates, you can opt into this week. I will be on Zoom, but you don’t ...

Good morning, historians of East Asia! Based on what I see on the check-in whiteboards at the start of sessions, and because this aligns with my own experience at the moment, I can safely conclude we’re really in the deepest darkest time of the semester. These final couple of weeks are never easy, and without the ...