Journalist – Historian – Speaker
Over on Chronicle Vitae, a group of students at the University of Illinois – Urbana Champaign, have written a spectacular piece – “A lecture from the lectured.” They open by citing pieces that sneer at students today for being distracted, boring, and un-intellectually curious, then respond with appropriate scorn. At a university like ours, where thousands …
See here for primer on these posts. Daily wordcount: 1792 Chapter wordcount: 2829Chapter goal: 3000 Total wordcount: 2829Total goal: 70000 I just wrote, “PUT SOME KIND OF CONCLUSION TO THE INTRO HERE AND CALL IT DONE FOR NOW” but did not count those words. So I might come back to it later and do that.
Today, President Obama is announcing new executive actions on gun violence. I am a proponent of sensible gun control solutions. I do not believe we can arm ourselves to safety. I am, however, always concerned when discussions around gun control stigmatize people with various types of disabilities as dangerous, so I was glad to see …
I’m writing a book. I spent the fall finishing most of my research (still a few research trips this spring for specific pieces of specific chapters), writing a relevant white paper (more to come on that!), and otherwise prepping for … today. Today my kids went back to school and I started writing. My goal …
The lucky winner of this job will be in an excellent position to opine on the Good Life. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Florida invites applications for the position of lecturer to teach the Humanities Common Course, IUF 1000: What is the Good Life?, to begin August 16, 2016. As …