7th grade self…meet 2020I sit here as the year comes to a close with no dinner party manifesto for how we switch tracks back to green, no clearly articulated step…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan- a Model for True Public ServicePublic service is about having the audacity to step up and put yourself on the line.Apr 12, 2019Apr 12, 2019
Published inThe Bigger PictureThe Crisis of Reflective Thinking in Higher EducationDiscovery and wonder should be the entrée in higher education, not the optional appetizer.Jan 26, 2019A response icon1Jan 26, 2019A response icon1
Published inSpecDear Aaron Sorkin — Did you Forget What a Greater Fool is?“The greater fool is actually an economic term. It’s a patsy. For the rest of us to profit, we need a greater fool — someone who will buy…Jan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019
Published inSpecThe Inevitable Politicization of the Women’s March“And this time we’re coming back with an agenda,” the front page of the 2019 Women’s March Inc. website reads. For an organization that…Jan 17, 2019Jan 17, 2019
Published inSpecGovernor Pritzker LLC…?A rocky start for the incoming Illinois GovernorJan 15, 2019Jan 15, 2019
Published inSpec2019: The year of courage.I’m frustrated.Dec 31, 2018A response icon2Dec 31, 2018A response icon2
Published inCleopatras WorldwideNot another Cinderella.My favorite heroine is not a Disney creation. Her story does not involve a prince charming, or a kiss to free the kingdom. She is not…Dec 31, 2018Dec 31, 2018
Give yourself permission.Cautiously, I make my way down the icy stairs step-by-step. Grabbing onto the snowy semblance of a railing, I brace myself for a single…Nov 30, 2018Nov 30, 2018