World Duke was the title of the Feb. 19 performance at the Reynolds Industries Theater, featuring eleven performances – the cultural backgrounds of the performers numbering more than that. The concept – as indicated by the subtitle “AroundContinue reading
Scrolling through my facebook feed, I recently came across the work of Michael Peres who photographs snowflakes through the lens of a microscope (here). The complexity of form in the images is strikingly beautiful. I’veContinue reading
This Tuesday is the election day. If you haven’t already, I hope you will vote. This Wednesday is a Garden Party at the Divinity School. If you’re at Duke, I hope you will attend. Continue reading
This weekend I had the privilege of attending the Seminary Stewardship Alliance’s (SSA) annual gathering. Without reciting their mission statement, my impression is that the SSA convenes Christian higher education institutions – notably seminaries but alsoContinue reading
The 25th instantiation of this year’s Field Day was a grand success, with Nancy Kelly suggesting ~250 in attendance! Organized by the Student Council and the Society for American Foresters of the Nicholas School and held atContinue reading
Thanks to Dr. Randy Kramer who provided a very pragmatic and helpful course on “Social Science Surveys,” providing a ‘soup to nuts’ crash course on survey methodology for masters students to be able to conductContinue reading
It is not always clear as to what the term village refers. In some cases, it seems synonymous with what I think of as a small town (in a highly developed context)… not necessarily the definitionContinue reading
Aesthetically, India is fascinating. World renown for its bright colors — such as those in the air during Holi or on the streets on Saris — one only has to walk outside to see the display. Also, dueContinue reading
On the cover of the April 8, 1966 edition of Time Magazine was the stark red lettered question, Is God Dead? This question was posed about four years before the first Earth Day. The provocativeContinue reading
The American conservation movement – beginning in the early 19th century – has been critiqued for privileging wilderness over ‘working landscapes’ as well as for marking wild places as spaces of privilege. This movement is associatedContinue reading
