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I do not remember what led up to my decision, but the course I proposed to teach was entitled ”Living With Death and Dying.” I do remember meeting with the administrator in charge of new courses whose first response was, “Do you really think that college students will sign up for a class on death and dying?” She continued, “You know that students take only one course during the interim term and January is the bleakest, coldest month of the year around here-do you really think anyone will want to take this course?”