Diana Chapman WalshWhat Is College For?As the current controversy continues to swirl around higher education, I’ve gone back to writings I did after stepping down from the…20 min read·Feb 20, 2024--5--5
Diana Chapman WalshThe Tension of OppositesI recently returned from Sun Valley, a trip with dear friends, Janie and Michael, first discussed at their home in January, on the day the…6 min read·Sep 2, 2023----
Diana Chapman WalshBenefactor MomentsI started my Medium blog in December 2016, chiefly to worry out loud about two kinds of climate —planetary and political — the latter…5 min read·Jul 15, 2023--1--1
Diana Chapman WalshThe Reset ButtonThe great secret of death, and perhaps its deepest connection with us, is this: that, in taking from us a being we have loved and…5 min read·Jun 25, 2023----
Diana Chapman WalshIt’s Time for Higher Education to “Get Real” about the Climate CrisisBy Diana Chapman Walsh and Sarah Buie7 min read·Dec 3, 2019----
Diana Chapman WalshWhy Blog?I heard from two friends almost simultaneously last Saturday morning (email will do that if you let it interrupt you). They offered…5 min read·Jan 23, 2019--2--2
Diana Chapman WalshCalTrain MusingsI am standing on the northbound platform of CalTrain awaiting the 8:44 am to San Francisco. A train is announced and flies by going south…4 min read·Jan 18, 2019--2--2
Diana Chapman WalshHappiness When Done RightI am initiating an experiment with this blog. Starting today. For a dozen years and more, I’ve been writing — often for invited speeches…7 min read·Mar 20, 2018----
Diana Chapman Walsh“Still We Resist”September, the back-to school-month, is behind us now. Living close to my beloved West coast family, my husband and I are settling in, with…6 min read·Oct 1, 2017----
Diana Chapman WalshJudgments Across GenerationsJust back in California Monday night from a peaceful personal summer enjoying the anodyne pleasures of Cape Cod. First stop was our…6 min read·Sep 13, 2017----