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The Cycles of Biography
The more biographies I read, the more I sense the difficulties of the form. Many are patchy, uneven; the herky-jerk...
Math Geek Mom: Opportunity Cost in European History, 102
Last week, I looked out at my classes and found many more empty desks than I had expected to see...
Silly Season
'Tis Spring – almost finals – and you can tell on campus. The characteristic signs are there: People walk much...
Green it now
(Arguably, the title should be "Green IT now", but I prefer not to shout.) Anyways, a number of interesting bits...
Motherhood After Tenure: listening to black "mama, PhDs"
Last week I had the honor of speaking on behalf of Mama, PhD at the Arkansas Council for Women in...
The Inbox Police
As I've gotten older, and more aware of the unintended consequences of things, I've become pickier in selecting acts of...
What Catherine Gass Knows
Today I have the pleasure of posting an interview with Catherine Gass , who’s been the Photographer at the Newberry...
... than to curse the darkness
It's almost May, which means that the classes are winding up, and the students are winding down, and the faculty...