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Always More to Learn: Pre-Sabbatical Summer Reading
I am usually a big reader. But this summer I have read even more than what is normal for me. As I will be on sabbatical for the Fall Semester, 2026, much of my reading here is in preparation for the sabbatical, which I have written about in earlier “Reflections.” Here is some of what…
We Need an Underground Railroad Moment to Confront & Abolish ICE
Rogue. Lawless. Murderous. These words describe a U.S. government agency currently operating within the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, otherwise known as ICE, has murdered eleven people since Trump’s second administration began, as part of their effort to conduct a massive deportation effort across the U.S. For information on when, where, who has been…
Sabbatical: My Plans to Write, Read, Rest, and Work
I never imagined I would receive a sabbatical. But here I am. As a longtime teacher, I always savor my summers. But this summer, I will add on five months, the Fall semester. I left school at the end of May, 2026 and will not return until January, 2027. I applied for this, created a…
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