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| − | '''Kenneth Jackson''' is a professor of the history of [[New York City]] and of military history. His popular New York City history course requires an absurd number of field trips but also features a midnight bike ride from Columbia to Brooklyn, for which participants receive a free t-shirt. After being canceled for a number of years, the bike ride has been recently reinstituted. Nevertheless, the remainder of the class is reportedly boring, and consists of Jackson showing many films in which he is a guest speaker. | + | '''Kenneth Jackson''' is a professor of the history of [[New York City]] and of military history. His popular New York City history course requires an absurd number of field trips but also features a midnight bike ride from Columbia to [[Brooklyn]], for which participants receive a free t-shirt. After being canceled for a number of years, the bike ride has been recently reinstituted. Nevertheless, the remainder of the class is reportedly boring, and consists of Jackson showing many films in which he is a guest speaker. |
Despite writing a polemic against suburban sprawl, Jackson owns a palatial residence in [[Westchester County]] in addition to his apartment on the [[Upper West Side]]. He also owns a zippy sportscar to get between them. In his spare time, Jackson runs the New York Historical Society. | Despite writing a polemic against suburban sprawl, Jackson owns a palatial residence in [[Westchester County]] in addition to his apartment on the [[Upper West Side]]. He also owns a zippy sportscar to get between them. In his spare time, Jackson runs the New York Historical Society. | ||
[[Category:Professors]] | [[Category:Professors]] | ||
Revision as of 17:48, 1 May 2007
Kenneth Jackson is a professor of the history of New York City and of military history. His popular New York City history course requires an absurd number of field trips but also features a midnight bike ride from Columbia to Brooklyn, for which participants receive a free t-shirt. After being canceled for a number of years, the bike ride has been recently reinstituted. Nevertheless, the remainder of the class is reportedly boring, and consists of Jackson showing many films in which he is a guest speaker.
Despite writing a polemic against suburban sprawl, Jackson owns a palatial residence in Westchester County in addition to his apartment on the Upper West Side. He also owns a zippy sportscar to get between them. In his spare time, Jackson runs the New York Historical Society.
