Spring in Chicago
It’s finally spring in Chicago. The students are getting a bit rowdy, the weather is slightly less cold, and people are outside. A few..
Road Trip
Two thousand and thirty miles later, we made it to Los Angeles. I drove with Joe, and we took the northern route. Day#1 took us from C..
NAEA Conference San Diego
Man, am I lucky! The spring break at my cooperating high school aligned with the spring break of Columbia as well as the week when the..
Columbia: the Land of Opportunities
Out reporting on my first day in Columbia’s Journalism MA program.
I continually get the question of, “What opportunities have you exp..
Columbia College Hustle
Hustling is one of the things I admire most about Columbia College Chicago students. They don’t wait. They make opportunities.
Why Grad School?
This past week I had the pleasure of meeting some of the newly admitted students in the next cohort of Nonfiction MFA students at Colu..
Spring Break in Europe!
I’m in Europe! Yes, the wonderful time of spring break has arrived. A time to rest and recuperate from months of studying, work and no..
ONE LAST MIDNIGHT: A THESIS AND A DOUBLE MURDER
Tuesday night I watched True Detective for research. Yesterday I submitted the final draft of my thesis. Today I slept in. If I could ..
Easy as Pie
For an educator it is the greatest reward to see your students interested in a lesson, engaged thoughtfully in their work, and demonst..
Recording Sessions
Over the last month, I had the privilege to attend two orchestral recording sessions. Three recording sessions are dispersed over the se..