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Green it now
(Arguably, the title should be "Green IT now", but I prefer not to shout.) Anyways, a number of interesting bits...
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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...
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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...
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What Catherine Gass Knows
Today I have the pleasure of posting an interview with Catherine Gass , who’s been the Photographer at the Newberry...
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... 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...
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The Boy, on Scientists
TB had to write a piece about his hero for school. (Keep in mind, he's in second grade.) Enjoy! My...
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TWO CENTENARIES
2009 is the centenary of both Malcolm Lowry and James Agee.James Dickey coupled them: [M]y personal heroes of the [totally...
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Project-Based Education? A Response to Mark Taylor
Several alert readers sent me links to this column in the New York Times by Mark Taylor, a professor of...