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Todd Pettigrew

Todd Pettigrew, PhD, is an Associate Professor of English at Cape Breton University. Follow him @toddpettigrew.

Degree minus requirements equals zero.

At the end of the day, students have to be able to do the work.

Remember when choice and flexibility were good things?

Taking a side should come after careful consideration, not instead of it.

Traffic backed up, elevators kaput, as students and staff struggle to get to class.

CBU’s labour situation may cause conflict

Sometimes no notes are the best kind for lecturing.

Should students be scared when faculty threaten to walk out?

Look east to see that all universities are not the same.

My best argument for tenure? This awesome blog.