Joe Dennis enjoys journalism, sarcasm and insulting his students … but it’s all part of his teaching style.
“All of these things are jokes or examples,” he said, noting that he likes to teach using humor. … and Kesha.
Joe self-describes himself as Kesha’s biggest fan and will allegedly kick students out of his class if they don’t like her. “If you don’t like Kesha, get out,” he told his class of high school journalism students.
He also looks out for his students, trying to save them money when possible.
“Always look at the AP style book,” he said. “Or just Google it because that’s free.”
Joe teaches mass communication at Piedmont University, but he lives in Athens, Georgia. He used to be verified on Twitter for his White Sox news, but then “Elon Musk came along and ruined everything,” he said.
Joe’s fedoras are an important part of his identity. He always wears one, and whether or not it’s because he has thin hair is unknown. He said he first donned a fedora after encountering a hat vendor in New York.
“She told me I looked good in a fedora and I thought “You know what? She’s right,”Joe said.
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