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Week in Review

I was unaware there is a Peanuts movie coming out this year. I’m one of those sticklers who rarely sees […]

For those of you who have participated in media training with me, you know that when I talk about bridging […]

It’s finally here—glorious fall weather has returned! The humidity has broken, I’ve turned the AC off and thrown open my […]

Today marks 14 years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. I remember the horror of 9/11 very […]

Although there’s plenty in the news this week, including the Deflategate verdict and Beyoncé’s birthday, the biggest event in my […]

This week I realized that I’ve only ever lived in college towns and cities. I grew up in Fitchburg, MA—home […]

In her post earlier this month about new (academic) year’s resolutions, Erin Hennessy inspired me—as she often does—to come up […]

Earlier this week I read an op-ed from two academics and I loved it so much I’m thinking of getting […]

Remember all of the posts I made about the horrible winter in Massachusetts? For the record, the last bit of […]