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with Dr. Murali Balaji


Murali Balaji writes about his first year as an assistant professor at a small HBCU and how his background as an Indian-American impacts his interactions with students.

The End of Something ...

by Dr. Murali Balaji, April 26, 2010

Well, my semester has finally ended, culminating the end of my first year at Lincoln. While I should write about how the 2009-10 academic year went, I figured I'd write about something else that happened on the same day my grades were due: my mother's passing. Part of the reason why I

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Gearing for the Stretch Run

by Dr. Murali Balaji, April 16, 2010

One of the quirky aspects of being at Lincoln is that there is no spring break. As a result, the semester is an intense four months beginning in January and ending in mid-April. With just over two weeks until the end of the semester, many of my students are already looking

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Helping Lincoln Students Find Opportunities

by Dr. Murali Balaji, March 25, 2010

Over the past few months, I've had almost two dozen students come to my office expressing concern about their future. Some are graduating seniors who now see the error of not having an internship in their fields of choice. Others are underclassmen who read the news and

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The Promised Conversation on Race and Identity

by Dr. Murali Balaji, March 19, 2010

It's been exactly two years since then-Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama gave his speech on race at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia.After all, who better to facilitate these discussions than a person whose polycultural heritage made him an inspiration to millions of people, particularly those who were grappling with

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Maintaining Respect in the Classroom

by Dr. Murali Balaji, March 10, 2010

Over the last two weeks, I've been dealing with increasingly disruptive students in my classroom.   Last fall, I kept the disruptions to a minimum, but this semester, they have occurred more frequently. Students texting (even though I have banned electronic devices in my class), talking loudly among each other and leaving

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