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Working with Riley Office Hours with The Practical Prof®

Working with Riley

This column was first published in the Reading Eagle on September 2, 2025. Back with another lesson, and today, I have a co-writer. It’s my pleasure to introduce Riley. Riley is a colleague I’ve been working with over the past few months. We met where everyone meets these days, online. They’re not much for looks […]

Speaking Up without Getting Fired! Office Hours with The Practical Prof®

Speaking Up without Getting Fired!

This column was first published in the Reading Eagle on July 8, 2025. by Santo D. Marabella, The Practical Prof® In his speech following the Bloody Sunday attack on peaceful protesters by Alabama law enforcement, Martin Luther King said that we die when we don’t stand up for what is right or just or true […]

Pronoun Predicament? Office Hours with The Practical Prof®

Pronoun Predicament?

This column was first published in the Reading Eagle on May 6, 2025. When I originally considered how to approach this topic, I thought a thorough review of the development of pronoun use might be helpful. Then, I thought that I should present a succinct distillation of the issue from the pro-pronoun and anti-pronoun perspectives. […]