The First Amendment

The First Amendment

A Powerful Way to Teach Critical Thinking NCTE Council Chronicle September 2006 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press, or the right of the people...
High Noon for Higher Education

High Noon for Higher Education

“Right to Rise” Forms Cornerstone of U.S. Higher Education Illinois Alumni magazine May 2006 In 1636, a mere 16 years after landing on North America’s shores, the Pilgrims put themselves to another task — establishing Harvard University. More than 100 years later,...
Firm Believers

Firm Believers

Personal trainers can push, push, push you to get fit and even ease your aches AARP The Magazine May 2006 There’s no gentle way to put it: Bea D’Angelo was flabby. The owner of The Red Parrot, a popular beach restaurant in Hull, Massachusetts, Bea was so weak “she...
Fender Bender

Fender Bender

Krannert thrums with energy during Wall to Wall Guitar Festival Illinois Alumni magazine November 2005 When David Spelman returned to his Urbana hotel after midnight, he found world-class musicians Mamadou Diabate and Juan Martín jamming in an alcove of the Historic...

Medical Students Value Diverse Environment

Science & Spirit magazine September 2003 While diversity issues, from affirmative action to bilingual education, have garnered plenty of attention over the past several months, they have recently registered on the monitors in a different arena: medical school. A...
The Nurture of Nature

The Nurture of Nature

Science & Spirit magazine July 2003 What if there existed a simple object found in everyday life that could relieve stress and anxiety, promote healing and increase powers of concentration? It appears likely that such “magic bullets” do exist, and that they come...