Certainly, Christmas and Hanukkah are not the only well known holidays taking place in December. The month has been a time for celebration throughout history, as far back as the origins […]
Not Just Christmas and Hanukkah
Early American Christmas at Homewood by Julie Rose
From boxwood to magnolia leaf garlands, Homewood Museum is decked out for the season! The house is fully decorated and open for everyone to enjoy this holiday season. Volunteers and staff […]
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
December 7th, 2017 marks the 76th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. (See the 75th commemoration here.). Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base situated on the island of […]
My Solo Travels in Greece: A POC in Paradise, Part II
Part II: WOC in the World This is the second part of my travelogue regarding my trip to Greece back in May 2017. The first installment is Part I: Microaggressions […]
Faculty: It’s Not Too Late to Submit Your Course Reserves (2017-2018)
FALL 2017 — The sun may be sweltering now, but before you know it the temperature will be dropping, the autumn equinox will have come and gone, and the Fall […]
My Solo Travels in Greece: A POC in Paradise
Part I: Microaggressions in Mykonos When I was asked to write a travelogue on my two-week sojourn to Greece, I could not help but write this through a lens of […]
Library Tourism
At some point, we all travel and explore new places. While you’re globe-trotting, don’t forget to visit libraries! Seriously, some libraries are tourist attractions and well-worth a visit. Even the […]
We’ve missed you!
Welcome back! We hope you had a restful, fun-filled, wonderful break! Or, if you took an intersession class, we hope you got an A! Ready or not, the Spring 2017 semester begins […]
Season’s Readings, Guilty Pleasures (and Gift Ideas)
Why do I love these lists so much? Every December, I look forward to the various year-end lists of best books put out by newspapers and other periodicals. True, they […]
Snowflakes keep falling on my head…
While I know those are not quite the lyrics for that song, I can’t help but want to twist the words around slightly this time of year, particularly when the […]