In an essay on writing—on making meaning through storytelling and fiction—Sue Miller writes: “For the […]
Month: June 2022
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Moments with Wisdom: Anne Lamott on “the gifts of being a writer”
In her introduction to Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, Anne Lamott […]
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Moments with Wisdom: Emily Dickinson’s “Bloom”
BLOOM by Emily Dickinson Bloom — is Result — to meet a FlowerAnd casually glanceWould […]
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Push vs. Pull in Education and Leadership
Seth Godin, in his June 12, 2022 blog post “Push vs. Pull,” closes with this […]
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Moment with Wisdom: Michael Roth on Why Liberal Arts Education Matters
Wesleyan University President Michael S. Roth, in his book Beyond the University, makes the case […]
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Moment with Wisdom: Maria Popova on Lives too Various
Writer Maria Popova, in her life’s work The Marginalian, introduces Marcus Aurelius—“[o]nce a heartbroken queer […]
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“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself….”
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself….” ―Arthur Conan Doyle, The Valley of Fear Why won’t […]
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When a Student Comes to Talk with You
When a student comes to talk with you: put yourself in that student’s shoes as […]