Category Archives: karuna [compassion]

On Compassion and Public Shaming: In Support of Jesse Stommel

Recently, I received an e-mail that essentially said, “Let the irresponsible student fail;” a position which is consistent with the prevailing attitude in the “Dear Student” series currently being published by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Instead of following that advice, I went another route to get help for the student. On the same day […]