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Career Services Are Broken
If students graduate unemployed, the value prop is dead on arrival.
Sep 28
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Andrew Paterson
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The Absent Stakeholder
Parents are paying six figures for a degree, but not showing up for the journey.
Sep 21
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Andrew Paterson
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Back-to-School for the Rest of Us
Every semester is a premiere. Some of us still rewrite the script.
Sep 14
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Andrew Paterson
1
August 2025
Adjuncts Don’t Get Summers Off, Karen
Still working. Still unpaid. Still refreshing our inboxes like it’s a cursed slot machine.
Aug 31
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Andrew Paterson
Why I Still Teach (Even If the System Is Broken)
You can fix a leaking boat, but only if you’re still in it.
Aug 17
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Andrew Paterson
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Ice Cream & Consequences
What a screaming family at the beach reminded me about real education.
Aug 10
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Andrew Paterson
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How to Spot a Professor on Holiday
Doing nothing. Feeling guilty. Calling it mindfulness.
Aug 3
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Andrew Paterson
1
July 2025
Assistants, Copilots… and Now What?
The leap from copilots to independent AI is happening fast. Business schools still think it’s about cheating.
Jul 26
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Andrew Paterson
Cheating Isn’t Cheating Anymore
Old rules. New tools. It’s time we stopped punishing adaptation and started redesigning the damn game.
Jul 13
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Andrew Paterson
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Draw First, Define Later
If students can’t sketch it, they don’t get it. Drawing isn’t decoration—it’s diagnosis.
Jul 6
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Andrew Paterson
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June 2025
Get Out of the Building
The Only Way to Teach Real Social Entrepreneurship
Jun 28
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Andrew Paterson
1
Perseverance Isn’t a Trait. It’s a Discipline.
The real test comes when everything stops working.
Jun 15
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Andrew Paterson
1
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