Higher Education Category
Fruitful Work in Thailand, Winter 2023-2024
Posted on February 13, 2024 1 Comment
13 February 2024 This winter, I had the privilege to travel to Thailand with family for an assortment of professional and personal activities that were wonderfully fruitful — literally and figuratively. While our time was action-packed, I want to highlight my experience leading my study abroad program and my time guest lecturing at Chulalongkorn University. […]
A place to go when you’re broken
Posted on April 30, 2023 Leave a Comment
30 April 2023 When I was in college, I broke my collarbone playing ultimate frisbee. The quad where we played pickup on Fridays was riddled with Whitworth’s pine trees; the cross-cutting sidewalks served as end zones. People often think I broke it by running into a tree but actually it happened when another player fell […]
An annoying paradox of deep learning
Posted on April 10, 2023 2 Comments
10 April 2023 I’m listening to the popular 2021 book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World by David Epstein. I feel like I’ve somewhat outgrown these types of books (journalist-authored, story-based, pop social science), but I like the general idea and it was for sale on Apple. I’ve always been more of a […]
Traveling to learn
Posted on May 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
15 May 2022 Sitting in my office reading chair –– a floral wingback that didn’t quite have a place in my house –– I decide to continue the book I’m reading before resuming grading. Thankfully, I have acquired the skill of reading for pleasure despite a haunting to-do list staring at me from my desk. […]
Being Good Consumers of Research
Posted on September 24, 2016 Leave a Comment
September 24, 2016 If there is one common goal across graduate programs in the social sciences it is for students to become good consumers of research. Unfortunately, when it comes to reading academic articles, it seems like most of us graduate students read the introduction, skip the methods/discussion/limitations, and go straight for the conclusion. Here […]
Conference: Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
Posted on April 3, 2015 Leave a Comment
In March, we had a fantastic CIES conference here in Washington, D. C. CIES is the Comparative and International Education Society, which is essentially the largest international education conference in the country. It was so convenient being here in DC and I was more than glad to welcome three friends to stay with me for […]
Oliver S. Crocco 