by Rachael Kelly | Oct 16, 2017 | Quote of the Week
On October 14, Richard Wilbur, second Poet Laureate of the United States, passed away at the age of 96. Wilbur worked as a writer for more than 60 years and valued “traditional virtuosity over self-dramatization.” He won his first Pulitzer for the...
by Rachael Kelly | Oct 9, 2017 | Events, Quote of the Week
October is marked by the conspicuous onslaught of Halloween. Stick-on scarecrows pose brokenly in shop windows. Ghostface masks pop-up in drug stores. Pumpkin spice lattes dilute the otherwise smoky smell of the city. In books, memoirs and biographies are set aside in...
by Rachael Kelly | Oct 2, 2017 | Quote of the Week
October 2nd marks The International Day of Non-Violence, a 24-hour period set aside by the United Nations to “disseminate the message of nonviolence” and work towards “a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and nonviolence” throughout the...
by Rachael Kelly | Sep 25, 2017 | Events, Quote of the Week
Banned Books Week September 24–30, 2017 “Book banning” is as antiquated a term as it is a practice – isn’t it? Not according to the American Library Association. Between 2000 and 2009 alone, more than 5,000 challenges to remove books from libraries...
by Rachael Kelly | Sep 18, 2017 | Quote of the Week, Quotes
Well, everyone, we’ve made it to week two. First and foremost, congratulations. Between classes, assignments, and publishing events, we’ve all hit the ground running. For returning students, the transition from summer to fall is a familiar one. For new...
by Rachael Kelly | Sep 11, 2017 | Quote of the Week
Quotes on Education are a dime a dozen on the Internet (please excuse the cliched use of this idiom). Some are real gems, and some are too earnest to post this early-on in the year. Since we’re all embarking on our first full week of the semester, however, education...
