Had a cool meeting today with Keith, who works for the Academy. Keith is very excited about making the Academy site a dynamic place where students can interact and learn. We share similar views on the educational possibilites of well-designed web sites and the value of distance education in general. We’re making plans to upgrade…

Our entire office is heading to D.C. from September 16 through September 20. I’m going to stay a few extra days (through the 23rd) so I can visit some friends who live there (or near there). If I had any extra cash, I’d head up to NYC. I love that place. If I could afford…

I had a meeting with my graduate advisor last week, and the good news is I still have time to finish my M.A. thesis without writing for an extension. Many years ago (okay, it was 1995), I started graduate school. At the time, I was pursuing a Master of Arts in English, because I wanted…

We’ve had a shooting here on campus at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville (my alma matter and the place where I work). Press coverage is sketchy at best (and web coverage, save this post, nonexistent) but it’s been confirmed a murder suicided at the moment. No names have been released. It happened in Kimpel Hall,…