As a mom who worked full-time while my kids were small, I worried a lot about how the time I gave my career might have a negative impact on them. At the same time,…
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When I chose hygge as my word of the year for 2018, I basically told myself that I had to spend some time each day devoting myself to coziness. I’m proud to say that I followed…
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Now that we’re closing in on the end of the holiday season, many of us are thinking ahead to 2019 and the resolutions we hope will reshape our lives in the new year. But…
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This semester I’m leading one portion of a Directed Readings class for honors students at my university. The book we’re discussing together is Pastrix, by Nadia Bolz-Weber, which tells the author’s story of becoming a…
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In the last week or so, I’ve stumbled across a number of articles that focus on women working outside the home. One of those articles was Tess Taylor’s But Do You Have to Work?,…
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Many years ago, I remember reading Roger Ebert’s review of the movie Wonder Boys. I remember that review mostly because it’s the only one I know of that states a very simple fact: on university…
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One of the things I like most about working in academia is this time of year. As much as I hate giving up the freedom that summer offers, the opening of a school year…