Welcome to our third edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2023-2024 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Vaughn Crichlow! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? My first teaching experience was at a secondary school in a small town on a Caribbean Island called Trinidad. […]
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Teaching Tuesday with David Mitre Becerril
Welcome to our second edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2023-2024 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor David Mitre Becerril! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? Universities are ever-evolving places where every year you have new students and the possibility to teach them topics […]
Teaching Tuesday with Elizabeth Burland
Welcome to our first edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2023-2024 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Elizabeth Burland! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? Becoming a professor allowed me to combine all of my professional goals – teaching, research, and policy change. I love […]
Teaching Tuesday with Renzo de la Riva Agüero
Welcome to our second edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2022-2023 academic year. This week we catch up with School of Public Policy (SPP) Professor Renzo de la Riva Agüero! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? To help improve our world more directly and independently. One part was my motivation to contribute […]
Teaching Tuesday with Jinhai Yu
Welcome to our first edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2022-2023 academic year. This week we catch up with Professor Jinhai Yu! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I decided to become a professor quite a long time ago when I was a sophomore at college. I considered three pathways of career: […]
Teaching Tuesday with Eric Brunner
Welcome to our final edition of #TeachingTuesday for the 2021-2022 academic year. This week we catch up with Professor Eric Brunner! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I joined the army after high school and then returned to go to college at UConn. While an undergraduate I took intermediate microeconomics from […]
Teaching Tuesday with Bill Simonsen
On this edition of #TeachingTuesday we catch with Professor Bill Simonsen! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I had several jobs between earning a masters and pursuing a PhD. I worked at the MTA in New York City as an economic analyst; the NYC Office of Management and Budget as a […]
Teaching Tuesday with Charles Kaye-Essien
On this edition of #TeachingTuesday we catch up with Professor Kaye! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? There is nothing more fulfilling than sharing your knowledge with others. I find it enjoyable anytime I explain a concept to my students and see satisfaction on their faces. Question 2: What are your […]
Teaching Tuesday with Nina Brooks
Welcome to our first 2022 edition of #TeachingTuesday with Professor Nina Brooks! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I don’t think I ever made a conscious decision and am often still surprised! I still text my best friend from graduate school every so often to say, “can you believe we’re professors […]
Teaching Tuesday with Edith Barrett
On this edition of #TeachingTuesday we catch up with Professor and CLAS Associate Dean Edith Barrett! Question 1: Why did you decide to become a professor? I get so excited when I discover something new, I want to share it with others. I also enjoy learning from others. What better way to do that than […]