Archive for the 'Quotes' Category

Our Love/Hate Relationship with Grad School

November 9, 2009

“No [one] who worships education has got the best out of education…. Without a gentle contempt for education no [one]’s education is complete.”  ~G.K. Chesterton

I appreciate this quote not simply because I think highly of Chesterton. I believe it speaks to the tension we feel as grad students. We all have days when [...]

Presidential Proclamation on Women’s History Month

March 11, 2009

March is Women’s History Month!
THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
March 3, 2009
WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
With passion and courage, women have taught us that when we band together to advocate for our highest ideals, we can advance our common well-being [...]