Dave Mazella

@davemazella.bsky.social

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eighteenth-century scholar in Heatstroke, TX. let's see how this goes. Book: Making of Modern Cynicism, now in paperback from UVA press: https://www.upress.virginia.edu/title/2793/

RE: UH AAUP Concerns Regarding the SB37-Related Core Course Evaluation Framework and the Core Curriculum Working Group Recommendations Dear Administrators and Core Review Committee Members, We write to express our concerns regarding the SB37-Related Core Course Evaluation Framework document and the Core Curriculum Working Group Recommendations document dated July 7, 2026. We believe the interpretation and application of SB37 regarding the core curriculum review and the recommendations made raise serious concerns about (1) the process used to select courses for elimination, (2) the proper application of SB37, and (3) whether departments had meaningful choice to relist or remove 3000-level courses . . . .
bear enters room, says hey guys guess who just yellllllllled aaaat!
john sailer comes to UH to flog the viewpoint diversity thing
dave standing in front of the fountain at central park looking puzzled but attentive
Fruit tree dressed as a supermodel
Herod doing evil stuff, looking evil, about to be devoured by worms.
same but closer so you can see the anxiety
stick figure who needs more chill
How to “exclude unrelated controversial and contested matters” without even trying! Houston –Because of our reputation for high-quality, research-based advice, The Faux Faculty Senate has been asked by some of our UT brethren to make sense of the most recent statements-- or perhaps non-statements?--by the UT System Board of Regents. In a free yet respectful inquiry, we sought to understand the true meaning of the Board’s admonition for faculty to ‘exclude unrelated controversial and contested matters’ from classroom teaching. Unfortunately, the Board’s statement (like earlier statements we’ve seen) accidentally left out all its definitions of terms like “CONTROVERSIAL,” so naturally we supplied our own. Looking over our previous press releases, however, the FFS endorses an approach as broad and balanced as an administrator could ever desire. And what’s the most important consideration in a public research university serving tens of thousands of students? Compliance, obviously. Nonetheless, we’re confident we’re prepared to attain a brand-new level of compliance in the recommendations that follow.
George Clooney walks away from car explosion
Old fashioned cocktail
Fripp, Bowie, Eno in 1977 making Heroes
David Bowie singing into mike on his Diamond Dogs tour
This is a person, ie, Dave Mazella who finished his final class of Fall 25
Beryl and Dave just after voting early at NRG.
this shows a press release from an organization that needs some saving
A wall’s graffiti says “Donald Trump a meme la [pela] [?]
Dave gets a lick on the face from a husky
Dave sits in living room chair petting Phoebe
Dave, Beryl, & Maria at city hall
Crowd assembles to say fuck Trump, in Houston
Dog lies down
Anisah, Lauryn, Tarashree, Niamh, Kadilo and DM at our party.
Two glasses of m & m tinis
close up of Whitmer's depressed face
Ben Affleck is sad
hard hat guy standing behind Trump looks sad
dog toy, spherical, looking kind of anthropomorphic and depressed
2 literary scholars dressed as spiderman debate narratology
a beagle-basset hound Juno sitting on a chair and looking at us
Alan Tudyk as K-2SO in Rogue One
Phoebe playing coy
Charlie the dog trying to look innocent
Duck toy & blanket shredded by bored dog
Computer, notebook & table on a ship