When we became editors of The Chronicle in May 2005 and 2006, respectively, we learned one valuable lesson right off the bat: If you wanted to gain instant credibility in the newsroom, all you...
I love Last Day of Classes. I realize that this is neither a thrilling opening line nor a particularly unique perspective. I mean, let's be honest: Who at Duke doesn't love a day devoted to...
Extra Credit Feature: TV takes a look at Christmashanakwanza's hottest gift ideas.
It would be easy to hate Doug Kim. In early August, Kim placed an impressive seventh in the Main Event of the 2006 World Series of Poker. Not bad for a first-timer who qualified online just days...
Duke is at a crossroads." A friend of mine said those words to me the other day in the midst of a discussion about the upcoming semester, and I can't think of a more appropriate way to describe the...
What defines Duke? I suppose that is a loaded, multi-faceted question. On the one hand, there are the admissions-office-brochure answers: good academics, good basketball (ok, great basketball) and...
But here in Thailand, it is acceptable--indeed, the teachers seem to feel obligated to tell us about their students, no matter how intimate the subject matter.
TRANG, Thailand - I am Miss Universe. Not really, of course, but to several of my Thai students I am. While I was teaching a class of seventh-graders Tuesday, all of the little boys kept...
TRANG, Thailand-Thailand is a puzzle. A very complicated puzzle. Everything fits together perfectly; every sight, sound and smell. Yet if you were to pull apart the puzzle and try to put it back...
My mother is fustian. She likes to use big words-flamboyent words, dramatic words. The truth is, however, that she sometimes gets her words wrong. Don't get me wrong, she is a brilliant woman....
