Tomorrow marks my 46th trip around the sun. Nothing about the last year has been easy, but I’ve learned and grown and for that I’m grateful. Today I’m happier than ever. Sure it still rains occasionally, but I expect it and come prepared. …

Just released: All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. The Biden-Harris Administration aims to “reduce homelessness 25 percent by 2025.” Punchline for #RealCollege students, approximately 1 in 10 of whom experiences homelessness? You don’t exist or matter in this agenda. Get this: (1) Homeless college students…

One job I never plan to hold is that of college president. It’s not that I don’t think the gig is important or that I dislike administrators. Like the saying goes, some of my best friends are presidents. I’m just not here for the bureaucracy and org politics. …

Yesterday I resigned as Professor of Sociology and Medicine at Temple University and from The Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice. This wasn’t an easy decision. I’ve earned tenure multiple times and walking away from a tenured faculty role and the leadership of a center I founded isn’t something…

This began as a twitter thread in December 2019 and is captured here for posterity and because it’s finally damn time. Bravo to Joe Biden and his newly released American Families Plan. The #1 thing the debate over #FreeCollege reveals is that most Americans know very little about college today. They think they do. Maybe they went to one or sent their kid to one. …

What is Slack? Slack is a collaboration and communication tool that our class uses to work together to share ideas, discuss readings, collaborate on projects, and engage with learning. Watch: What is Slack? How Can Slack Help Me? It’s a place for class announcements, group project work, discussions, and getting…

Project goals What does the COVID-19 pandemic mean for college right now? The goal of this project is to deploy your budding sociological perspective to think about this issue. What to do to work on the project No later than October 12 (and preferably sooner) start a journal/log in which you jot reflections on how the pandemic is affecting how…