She wrote this essay upon returning in an effort to capture her initial response to the workshop. She has agreed to share it with you. Smart people talk about campus politics, post-tenure review and continuous quality management. Or, so I am told.
Smart people plan turf wars and argue the ethics of industry-sponsored research.
Smart people do not talk about teaching, as I am always reminded. This last weekend turned my world topsy-turvy. I heard nothing about funding agencies. I heard nothing about whether or not NC State would continue to ignore the humanities and build more arenas, castles and campuses. This weekend I heard smart people speaking a very strange language.