Today I received the news of Professor Doom's passing after a long battle with cancer, and I am heartbroken. He kept the blog Confessions of a College Professor. Though I came across his articles years ago as a grad student trying to figure out why the higher education system messed with my mind so much, just recently I found his blog again...and I regret that I never thanked him for his insights before this happened.
Still stuck in the system as an adjunct and plotting my escape, I found his blog informative and refreshing -- a dose of common sense that is so rare in this insane world.
Prof. Doom also wrote a book about the higher ed mess that I haven't read yet, though is definitely on my list: Why Johnny Can't Read, Write, or Do 'Rithmetic Even with a College Degree.
His blog still stands as a testament to his brilliance, shedding light upon the inner workings of the education-industrial complex and the implosion of the school system.
You will be missed, Professor Doom.
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