Just wanted to wish everyone a smooth start to the semester. If you’re looking for inspiration, check out this piece by James Lang, an English professor and author of the invaluable Small Teaching. Lang’s basic point is that we can use the seemingly “empty” time while students are arriving and we’re getting settled to signal our excitement about the subject material and our investment in their ideas and their lives. Especially important at CUNY, where relationships between students and faculty are often hard to develop, what with the fast pace and punishing commutes.

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