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Blog articles offer practical advice, personal experiences, and responses to current events from the vantage point of life in academia.

By Kurt Bullis

What gifts do we really want? Kurt Bullis shares a story of the transition from clarity to maturity.

By the staff of Women in the Academy and Professions

The staff at The Well offer some of the best resources we've come across to help respond to the recent shooting in Las Vegas.

By Heather Walker Peterson

Heather Walker Peterson explores how the process of trying out new ideas in the classroom and with colleagues can help us to grow and flourish.

By Tish Harrison Warren

After six months filled with loss, Tish Harrison Warren breaks her writing silence and opens her heart in the midst of grief.

By Karen Hice Guzmán

As another academic year nears its end, I am grateful for the many wonderful faculty men and women who serve college students both inside and outside of the classroom day after day. The media is full of stories of those who abuse their position and privilege but usually silent about the many faculty who come to campus each day with the intention of working hard, researching well, and investing in the education of the students in their lecture halls and labs.

By Dorcas Cheng-Tozun

As is often the case, God asked me for obedience without providing me any guarantees. “Just write,” he told me about five years ago. I was a new mom, recently returned from a stint overseas and recovering from severe burnout....

By Tish Harrison Warren

To the men who have met with me one-on-one: In light of the Vice- President’s revelation that he does not share meals with women (besides his wife) one-on-one and the widespread discussion...

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