Archives - Lilli Tamm

“Tenure? I hardly know her!”

Assistant professors across the nation are fucking around. What’s the worst that could happen — no one giving them money? Read More

QUIZ: Which Meliora Are You?

Which Meliora Are You? Read More

The Devil’s in the Details (of your syllabus)

Some have willingly entered into his service. I am no Faust: I was merely a fool. Lying in small print, at the bottom of the second page of his syllabus for ENGL 321 Read More

Frat boy Cupid and St. Valentine appear for Valentine’s Day

Skeptics, poets, unearthly deities battling for dominance, what would you have it: Love makes fools of us all. Read More

The Order of the Idiot

Need a professor stuck in a shouting match stalemate about why we can’t just print more money for the full lecture so there’s less content on the exam? Done. Want office hours monopolized by someone not even taking the class so your lukewarm take on Kant’s lack of relatability can shine by comparison? We got you. Read More

What your workshop icebreaker says about YOU

Roses & Thorns: It’s a classic for a reason, and that reason is narcissism. Read More