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Michael Erard
Michael Erard is Funding Advisor at the Faculty of Law.
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How to have a fellowship
"If you do at least half of what you say you’re going to do, you’ll be successful"
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Calling all writers
Creative writing programs and community-based writing schools don’t exist here
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Thinking about skiing
What used to seem joyfully improbable, sliding down a slope on two thin planks, now felt grim and plodding
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Dog food
Maastricht University does not practice what it preaches about learning
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A serious case of homesickness
"She makes me look better than I deserve to, and I twirl her, because she likes it"
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A hazardous discovery in the forest
Research into deathbed final words
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There’s a paradox at the heart of Dutch language policy
Maastricht University’s language policy was devised by common sense.
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Precious scraps
Writing a book: Instead of sitting down right away, I go to the Friday market
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Presume Positive Intent
You’ll be slapped back over and over until you find a safe place, cozily inside the perimeter of your job description
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Wedding ring gone
As a symbol, it’s the anchor of my life
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Office surplus
"My favorite desk, a grey Steelcase table, I found in that warehouse"
Scooter exhaust is my madeleine
Tijden
A life on campus