Oct 13, 2008
John Marson Dunaway French & Interdisciplinary Studies Mercer University During my early years as a member of the French Department at Mercer, I worked very hard to establish a reputation as a promising young scholar, reading papers at professional conferences and...
Oct 6, 2008
Phillip Bishop, Kinesiology University of Alabama I once heard Howard Hendricks of Dallas Seminary tell of being a graduate student and noticing one of his professors studying diligently from early morning until late at night. When Hendricks asked why this very...
Sep 29, 2008
Edwin Chong Electrical & Computer Engineering Colorado State University My biggest fear in life is this: uncertainty. The academic life is full of uncertainties: getting papers published, getting grant proposals funded, the tenure process, and so on. Yet, it is...
Sep 22, 2008
Edwin M. Yamauchi Ancient History, Miami University (Ohio) After receiving my Ph.D. from Brandeis University in 1964 I began teaching ancient history at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, a venerable school which was established in 1766. The department...
Sep 15, 2008
Kathy Lindholm-Leary San Jose State University Nestled in the forest are hidden springs, bursting forth with torrents of water when winter storms rage, trickling along to nourish flowers and wildlife in its springtime, and parched in its summer. Even when blinded from...
