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\n<\/p>\n

\n

[About halfway
\nthrough the Spring 2025 semester, I
\nlost my Dad<\/a>. While that was of course the semester\u2019s most defining moment,
\nit also allowed me to reflect for the remaining weeks on my own teaching in
\nrelationship to one of the most dedicated and talented teachers I\u2019ve ever
\nknown. So for this semester reflections series, I want to highlight one moment
\nfrom each class where I\u2019d say I particularly felt my Dad\u2019s presence.]<\/p>\n

I did
\nteach one other course this semester, an Accelerated Online section of The Short
\nStory that started after Spring Break. But in lieu of a post focused on that
\nclass, I wanted to use this last post in the series to highlight a few Bluesky
\nthreads where folks\u2014many of them former students\u2014shared tributes to my Dad.<\/span><\/p>\n

This
\noriginal one: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/americanstudier.bsky.social\/post\/3ljgoh56ixk2y<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

This
\nfollow-up: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/americanstudier.bsky.social\/post\/3ljkjgk2xbs2b<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

and this
\none from his former grad student Ryan Cordell: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/ryancordell.org\/post\/3ljgpguto3224<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

He was
\nloved, as much as a teacher and mentor as he was as a husband, father,
\ngrandfather, and man.<\/span><\/p>\n

Preview
\npost this weekend,<\/span><\/p>\n

Ben<\/span><\/p>\n

PS. Spring
\nsemester reflections you\u2019d share?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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