setting the stage
by Adam My first trip to San Antonio has been a successful and exciting one. Though brief, it's set the stage for our meeting in September. The meeting rooms have…
planning the revolution … and the call for papers
[by Adam] Today I was on the radio for an hour. Previously, when I would fantasize of such a day, I would have been discussing my rock star status, sitting…
plans & anticipation
[by Adam] John and I have been busy lately, and even our email exchange you can hear our respective buzzing and giggling. Taking the year off from Crossroads has been…
consolation
[by Adam] Billy Collins’ poem, “Consolation,” has been stirring in my head as I’ve been thinking about various goings on. John is currently en route for Ireland, a trip that…
the story of the STEM pipeline
[by Adam] Stacy, a colleague just a few steps away in my friendly physics department hallway, popped her head in my office the other day. Her approach is signaled with…
dinner with Christina; or, to make a difference
[by Adam] We go into academics for lots of reasons. Besides the draw of the academy and a fondness for the university system, there’s the desire to make a difference. …
persistence and progress
[by John & Adam] Following the big national organization meeting, the two of us took a train ride from Denver to our rustic writing retreat in Utah. Our goal was…
Where is Heather?
[by Adam] Every year I show a group of preservice teachers the videos from "A Private Universe." Every year I wonder the same thing: Where is Heather now? Many of…
to say it can’t be done
[by John] At a recent multicultural education conference, Dr. Carl A. Grant gave the keynote talk. He was standing in for Dr. Jacqueline Jordan-Irvine who had taken ill. Because of…
in the beginning
[by Adam] Exchanges of writing have provided a foundation to many collaborative efforts. For us (John and me) writing to each other remains central and essential to how we work…