One of the few really useful things I learned in grad school came about one day as a professor was telling us the requirements for an upcoming assignment.  A student asked if we’d be required to turn in our outlines, in advance.  It was standard practice for some professors to approve outlines so that students [...]

I’ve been out of town for about a week now.  I’m not on a glamorous vacation, nor am I tucked away at a country cottage.  I’m just hanging out with a loved one while I try to piece together the recently tattered pieces of my life (and helping him out with some stuff while I’m [...]