Amanda Krauss -- 2010 May Archive - Worst Professor Ever

Archive for May, 2010

In Which Worst Professor Ever Reads About Java, and Fears for the Humanities

May 13, 2010

They’re using Homer!! Worst Professor Ever reads a book on computer programming and fears for the future of the humanities.

Tags: Homer, humanities, Java, language, literature, programming, Samuel Johnson, textbooks, Vedas
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Commencement – Last Steps at Vandy

Worst Professor Ever Takes Her Last Steps on the Vandy Campus

Tags: commencement, graduation
Posted in academia, Education, school, students, university, Vanderbilt University | No Comments »

Absent-Minded No More

May 11, 2010

Freed from her job, Worst Professor Ever is absent-minded no more.

Tags: absent minded professor
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Given that we’re still dealing with all the flood fallout, it’s not surprising that I’m itching to leave. And it pains me to write that, believe me. I’m writing from the 12 South Taproom, one of my favorite places to drink beer. It’s non-pretentious patio drinking at its best. But it’s the not the flood [...]

Tags: Austin, beer, blonde, margarita, Nashville
Posted in lifestyle, Starting Over, transition, Vanderbilt University | No Comments »