Mama PhD

When the anthology Mama, PhD, was published in 2008, another anthology came at almost exactly the same time, called Motherhood...

Several years ago I wrote my first piece for Inside Higher Ed — a meditation on what I learned about...

I take two classes on Tuesdays: dance in the morning and improvisation in the evening. Last week, both teachers expressed...

One of the joys of teaching at Ursuline College is that I often get to teach women (and an occasional...

Last week I attended the 50th Reunion of the Freedom Riders, in Jackson, Mississippi, an event which honored the courageous...

We often think of equality in two different ways. On the one hand there is equality of opportunity, where everyone...

In a tough economy, environmental issues are often at the bottom of the political totem pole. Tea party ideology is...

For the past several months I’ve been stewing about balance and life goals. It seems to be my favorite topic...