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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...
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...
TWO CENTENARIES
2009 is the centenary of both Malcolm Lowry and James Agee.James Dickey coupled them: [M]y personal heroes of the [totally...