From the monthly archives: June 2020

How do we fix the food system? Black Lives and Gen C point the way

By On June 28, 2020 · In Academic life, Econ-o'food

A Friedman alum recently sent me a draft plan for how to fix the broken U.S. food system, wondering what I thought of it. That prompted a long response which I’ll share with you here.

If you’re in a hurry — tl, dr: The real culprit behind our food woes is systemic political and […]

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Active learning in Zoom lectures: polls, texting and breakout rooms

By On June 24, 2020 · In Academic life

Today I did a CELT workshop on what I’ve learned about online teaching at Friedman so far, in a series for faculty to share experiences and lessons learned for the coming year. We had 49 participants from all parts of the university. By coincidence, that’s […]

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