Our Stories

All of us are being asked to do things differently, so none of us feels alone. I think the way teachers work is going to change.

I think it’s more important than it’s ever been to get students together to have these social experiences. We’re trying  to take that virtual space and make it social.

It feels amazing to see more and more students at Fitchburg State who want to get engaged. It’s so close and dear to me to see young Latinos and people of color, because I totally know what they’re going through.

While we practice using contingency tables and finding probabilities, we are looking at the issue of constitutionality and racial profiling in the practice.

People who aren’t like you can’t always relate to you, but they can understand you.

At Fitchburg State, we were taught that communication is everything in this job. In the real world, that has held true. The ability to effectively communicate with people is the most important tool to have and I feel Fitchburg State prepared me for that.

Assessment is more than just numbers and emerging themes. The process provides data by which we can create and modify services that are truly student centered.

I know very few people I grew up with who are doing what they thought they would be doing at 16 or 17 years old. I tell young people, ‘Go to a state school, figure out what you really want to do.’ We’re so fortunate in Massachusetts to have the public higher education system we have. We’re a leader in the country.

The same level of detail (in a classroom assignment) goes into writing a bill. You have to think about, ‘How does that line connect to this line, and then to that line.’ It’s the same process.