Remember how Claire Danes walked the halls of high school longing to be with Jared Leto while trying to survive her so-called life, stuck in a world that she can’t escape? That’s how I feel – longing to be a scholar, to spend my time to spend reading, writing, pontificating important questions and theorizing world-changing solutions while trying to survive my life as an administrator. Being a faculty member and an academic administrator is a very weird purgatory space, partic

The value of higher education is in question, to say the least.

In keeping with my holiday tradition, I bought myself a few things as I shopped for others. I happened upon a beautiful book called Women...

It’s been a while since I posted a blog. I’ve been…busy. During my blog hiatus I have spent a good amount of time thinking about how I...

The fires in Maui weigh heavy on my heart. I knew I wanted to write about them, but I couldn’t find the words to say. Sadness, loss, and...

I went to a yoga class at 6:30am this morning. Anyone who knows me at all should be shocked. I don’t like to wake up that early for...

(Warning: There are some spoilers in here and if you haven't see the movie, you should!) Barbie is a doll, an American icon, a reflection...

You may have heard of a little concert series called the Era Tour. A couple of weeks ago I, along with 73,000+ others, flocked to Denver...

Warning: This post includes information about my actual weight and age. If that makes you uncomfortable, please stop reading. I often...

This week my 13-year-old daughter (she'll be 14 on Friday!) asked me an interesting question..."Should people have an opinion on things...