And so we arrive at graduation weekend. Summer is very nearly here—it sure has felt like summer these last few days—and we are deep into our transition from the business of the school year to the slightly less busy days of June and July. A couple of more numbers. This spring 128 students are on […]

Happy Friday! Here we are at the end of the week, the end of the semester’s classes, the end of the school year’s classes. Wee hoo! Hey, I asked for anything you all wanted to share so let me start with some of those notes. First from Amanda: I recently had the pleasure of attending […]

Happy Friday! I hope your work has been wonderful. I have loved the sunshine and warmth. I was in Boulder yesterday and took a cup of coffee on the sidewalk outside of Boxcar Coffee. What a lovely way to spend a few minutes. It takes a week or three of days like this to feel […]

Happy Friday! I hope all of you are well and well prepared for the rain that is in the forecast. I read in the Denver Post that skiing is great right now, maybe some of you will hit the slopes over the weekend! Lots of cool stuff to talk about today. Hye Seung has a new essay out:  […]

Happy windy Friday! I hope all of you are well. Hey super short email today. I don’t know if I haven’t been paying attention or if fewer things have come across my desk, but not tons to report this week. Elizabeth S tells me that the Better Together Day was a roaring success. A wonderful […]

Happy Friday! As we charge into April with the snow falling and the last full month of spring semester, I hope all of you are well. Lots to talk about this week. Ellie’s new essay, Aesthetic ruptures: viewing graffiti as the emplaced vernacular, has just been published online atCommunication and Critical/Cultural Studies, DOI: 10.1080/14791420.2018.1454970 Several of you have sent me […]

Happy Friday, happy end of March, happy spring! Most of you know by now that Gloria is retiring effective April 18. She has a new job managing volunteers, and developing and delivering various trainings for University of Arizona Extension. Among other things, this new job gets her in the same town as her grand twins in […]

Happy Friday. Not that anyone particularly cares, but the last two days I have ridden my bike to school with only my sport coat for warmth. That hasn’t happened since last October. We must be heading fully into spring! A short note with some cool information. Elizabeth has a new essay out regarding her research on […]