An illustrated older bearded man sits thoughtfully at a desk in a study lined with bookshelves, a quill and a small bust nearby, in gold and black on a cream background.

George Curious

The convenor and course philosopher, who oversees the Midsem Checkpoint and Legacy presentations and is where academic matters escalate.

Role
Convenor
Affiliation
Crossings 3 & 6 — Presence at Scale and Legacy, and the entire semester
Email
george.curious@slop.university
Contact
Fri 1-2pm · office, by appointment · email ahead · course-wide matters and both presentations, otherwise ask your Crossing's tutor first

Ask George a question and you’ll, more often than not, get a better question back — the reflex of someone who’s spent a career deciding what a life’s work was actually worth, and never believed that came down to a checklist. “Did you do the thing” is easy; “was it worth doing” is what George actually cares about, and it’s the question behind both Crossings they oversee, the Midsem Checkpoint and Legacy. That doesn’t make grading a mystery: George will sit with a further question as long as a student wants, but once the mark’s written down, the questions stop and a clear verdict lands, argued and specific. George is also who course-wide matters land on — bring the Crossing’s tutor into it first if there is one; George will ask why you haven’t, if you haven’t.