Education
Graduation: Into the Wild Blue Yonder
Despite current weather forecasts, spring is in the air. The birds have started chirping and, between uncharacteristic April snow storms, patches of grass are growing green. For college students, this signals the end of another [...]
A Gay Girl’s Guide to Life after College
I’ve made it. It’s been a year, and I’m still standing. Still breathing. Still living. I’ve made it through that awkward, awful, and (yes, I’ll say it) awesome year after college when the world is [...]
Summer, Faith, Camp, and Activism with Ross Murray of GLAAD and THE Naming Project
By Ross Murray, Director of News and Faith Initiatives, GLAAD Summer has always been my favorite season of the year. When I was growing up, summer was an endless string of opportunity and possibility. I [...]
Gift Guide for Grads
Have you got a graduate in your life? It’s hard to think of what to give someone who’s being pushed out into the world of adulthood…who may be going on to further studies or their [...]
A Word In Edgewise: Musings of a Facebook Fan
I like Facebook. I use Facebook. I find ideas, images, news–friends–and have learned much that makes me continually ponder the nature of the universe. I read recently that the LDS Church (Mormons) together with the National Association [...]
A Word In Edgewise: When Did “Science” Become a Dirty Word?
When I was a kid, “Science” brought to mind wonder–the discovery of new things and the explanation of old mysteries. From the Latin scientia or knowledge, it has roots also in words meaning divide, separate, split. Breaking [...]
Learning for Life: Non-traditional Schooling Opportunities
When people hear the word “college,” most envision a young, fresh-faced high school graduate strolling around campus with books in hand, eager to be exposed to the world of academia. Little attention is given to [...]
Back To School Product Guide
Deck the walls with posters Gays Always Welcome, Sorry Boys…I’m Gay, Sorry Girls…I’m Gay. Declare yourself. $19.99, 11″ x 17″. www.allposters.com Clocky by Nanda Home Need an alarm clock that plays hard to get just to [...]
Chartered Schools
Zero Chance of Passage: The Pioneering Charter School Story Ember Reichgott Junge Beaver’s Pond Press $20 Define the phrase, “chartered school.” You’re unsure? You have no idea? According to Ember Reichgott Junge who spoke with [...]
