Rob Taber
@robtaber.bsky.social
Historian of Haiti 🇭🇹 and democracy in the Americas at Fayetteville State.
Working for a welcoming + transformative UNC System & NC. Views my own.
Formerly US ED Partnerships.
Occasional live-poster of obscure panels and events.
Working for a welcoming + transformative UNC System & NC. Views my own.
Formerly US ED Partnerships.
Occasional live-poster of obscure panels and events.
Absolutely! Thank you for writing!
November 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Absolutely! Thank you for writing!
So much of my service work these days involves thinking about numbers and making numbers-based arguments, but at the end of the day it MUST be about creating spaces and opportunities for students' intellectual growth or what is it all for?
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
So much of my service work these days involves thinking about numbers and making numbers-based arguments, but at the end of the day it MUST be about creating spaces and opportunities for students' intellectual growth or what is it all for?
Coming out a week before I taught my first class at Fayetteville State, this line in particular has been my cri de coeur.
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Coming out a week before I taught my first class at Fayetteville State, this line in particular has been my cri de coeur.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Just click "continue to destination" if it doesn't take you to the survey immediately. No credit card required.
Outlook seems twitchy as well. Glad Canvas is working! #GradingTime
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Outlook seems twitchy as well. Glad Canvas is working! #GradingTime
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Canva, and NGPVan are all down this morning.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Chronicle of Higher Education, Canva, and NGPVan are all down this morning.
Guilford Early College (reining #2 team in the state) opted not to do the virtual league, so Chapel Hill A romped the "Major" (tier 1) Division, a gobsmacking 529 points per game.
(NC Science and Math A was next in that division in ppg with 294—must have been like swimming against Katie Ledecky.)
(NC Science and Math A was next in that division in ppg with 294—must have been like swimming against Katie Ledecky.)
November 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Guilford Early College (reining #2 team in the state) opted not to do the virtual league, so Chapel Hill A romped the "Major" (tier 1) Division, a gobsmacking 529 points per game.
(NC Science and Math A was next in that division in ppg with 294—must have been like swimming against Katie Ledecky.)
(NC Science and Math A was next in that division in ppg with 294—must have been like swimming against Katie Ledecky.)
The teams did well: the "A" team won NCASA's AA (tier 3) Division; the "B" (junior varsity) team got 4th in the A1 (tier 4) Division. But it's really nice to see each player grow.
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
The teams did well: the "A" team won NCASA's AA (tier 3) Division; the "B" (junior varsity) team got 4th in the A1 (tier 4) Division. But it's really nice to see each player grow.
This is a very early morning way to say:
I think more academic administrators should teach classes, at least a little bit.
I think more academic administrators should teach classes, at least a little bit.
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is a very early morning way to say:
I think more academic administrators should teach classes, at least a little bit.
I think more academic administrators should teach classes, at least a little bit.
I used to get really bogged down in the details of academic articles, but something about being far from town, taking care of a small human, and watching the farmer teach Sarah how to drive mules (among other things) helped me cut to the essentials of the article's contribution—what really matters?
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I used to get really bogged down in the details of academic articles, but something about being far from town, taking care of a small human, and watching the farmer teach Sarah how to drive mules (among other things) helped me cut to the essentials of the article's contribution—what really matters?