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Darryl Whetter
Freelance contributor
Darryl Whetter is a professor in Nova Scotia. His most recent books are the cli-fi novel Our Sands, from Penguin Random House, and #Travelsend: Poems at Travel’s End.
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First Person
I got a vasectomy due to climate grief. Now, I'm compelled to let go of my backup plan
Darryl Whetter got a vasectomy in his 30s because he worried about climate change. But seeing the worsening climate, he decided in his 50s to take a step further.
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Opinion
The professors' paradox: Improving education by refusing to teach
When I stop teaching today’s students for better teaching conditions tomorrow, I do so thinking of what a good undergraduate education can and should be, writes Darryl Whetter.
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