With the arrival of May, commencement season begins. This is the time of year when students close the book on their college education and hurl themselves into the fearsome void of questionable job prospects, student loan payments, and plenty of self-doubt. Post-grad life is a daunting transition, and while a...
(6781) Comments | Posted June 29, 2011 | 7:24 AM
Several days ago, a historic vote in the state of New York, pushed aggressively by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, legalized the practice of same-sex marriage. Such an action was certainly a momentous decision for marriage equality rights in the LGBT community. The vote was not exactly sui generis, but the fact...
(90) Comments | Posted March 16, 2011 | 6:11 PM
My first full-time teaching job was as a Latin and religion instructor at a religiously-affiliated (Episcopalian) middle and upper school. I had just exited seminary, and was now faced with the rather daunting task of teaching biblical literature to classes ranging from the seventh-grade level to seniors in high school....
(57) Comments | Posted December 21, 2010 | 8:37 AM
At the beginning of the month, a news story appeared that went viral for about 72 hours regarding the state of Kentucky, a rare occurrence in the national media outside of college basketball season. The story concerned the governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear, granting about $25 million in tax credits...
(10) Comments | Posted May 18, 2012 | 9:25 AM