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Saturday, September 29, 2007

Atrocious and Benumb




From an interview with a longtime Columbia University English professor as he leaves New York for California:


'...Have you ever failed a student?

Oh, yes! In fact, after I failed one particular student, her mother gave me a gift certificate for dinner at a fine New York restaurant because she said that I was the only honest person her daughter had ever dealt with.

The most embarrassing moment you’ve had as a professor?

As chairman of the English department I dashed off a letter to Deans Bynum and Yatrakis, hit the spell check and change button to correct any errors, and the letter arrived to Deans Atrocious and Benumb.

...If you could only teach one book to Columbia students?

Ulysses....'





---columbia spectator---
Posted at: 9/29/2007 05:51:00 PM