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Big Issues Writ Small: One Man, One Student

November 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment

By Rick Branscomb English Department Rick Branscomb In his essay “Some Remarks on Humor,” noted New Yorker writer E. B. White wrote, “to young writers who want to get ahead without any annoying delays: don’t write about Man, write about a man.” Courtesy UNH Magazine When I was in graduate school at the University of [...]

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Randy Pausch and Teaching Life’s Big Issues

November 1st, 2008 · 6 Comments

By Rod Kessler English Department Of all the journals and periodicals in the world, it would surprise anyone who knows me well that I might take inspiration from Parade, that glossy insert to the Boston Globe whose celebrity news column typically raises such pertinent questions as which film star has the best abs (Mario Lopez) [...]

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