This June, I taught alongside Wake Forest Law Professor Jonathan Cardi at Wake's Worrell House in Hampstead, London. We studied English legal history immersively with twelve future lawyers—reading and experiencing how art, literature, religion, … [Read more]
Spring, 2024: Milton’s First Folio
Philadelphia's Free Library Rare Book Department allowed me to spend a day with John Milton's copy of the 1623 First Folio, studying his notes, shoulder markings, underlines, and his collation of the Quarto editions. February 9, 2024. Only awe, … [Read more]
Fall, 2023: Mentoring
Every time Judge Clint Rucker visits his alma mater, I am inspired to be a better mentor and a more generous human being. I loved hosting Clint's Dowman hallmate, Rev. Dr. Carlton Johnson, and their fellow Emory alumnus Rickey Adger. These generous … [Read more]
Summer, 2023: Writing from Maine to Chicago
What better place to write than the coast of Maine, on a shore filled with sea glass, and the friendship of an amazing editor, Uli Guthrie? I spent two weeks working on my book—in addition to trail running and cycling Acadia National Park. Uli sees … [Read more]
Spring, 2023: Resilience
When people are subjected to deep and sustained stress, they can respond with anger, with aggression, with avoidance, or with withdraw. Or they can be resilient. I seem to be surrounded by resilient people this Spring: my Oxford students, who filled … [Read more]
Fall, 2022: Teaching Leave in the Archives
Thanks to the generosity of Oxford College's Academic Affairs, I have leave from teaching this fall. I miss the classroom but am grateful for the extra time and mental space to write and study in the archives, especially with my daughter, … [Read more]
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