by Nicole Civita | Jun 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
By now, readers likely know that Juneteenth commemorates the day upon which exuberant freedom celebrations officially reached Galveston, Texas. On June 19, 1865, General Granger brought news of emancipation — and, importantly, the power to enforce the liberatory law —...
by Nicole Civita | May 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
Towering mountains are formed very slowly over millions of years, forged with the immense energy of the heat of the Earth. Occasionally, they take shape much more suddenly in a spectacular burst of activity — a volcanic eruption. The tall, jagged peaks of the...
by Nicole Civita | May 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
Floored. By a book that takes us into and across the sky. Floored was the first word that came to my mind as I turned the last page. Months later, it is still the best single-word description of how I feel about Joe Fassler’s debut novel: The Sky Was Ours, which...
by Nicole Civita | May 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
“My children will live a story that I cannot write and cannot control. It will be their story. To become a parent is to feel, every day, the weight and hope and terror of that fact. ” — Ezra Klein When I read something that strikes a chord, I often wonder about the...
by Nicole Civita | Apr 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
Education – in all its forms – has historically been concerned with both developing the capacities to secure human thriving and reproducing (or very slowly shifting) cultural norms and ideals. Higher education, in particular, has also served as a ladder for upward...
