Let me begin by suggesting that the term contingency may be a useful…

Analysis of language both written and verbal, allows us to see into the motivations, expectations and often the assumptions of our readers and interlocutors.

Passion is an overused word these days, but its use reflects a cultural shift in the meaning of writing and learning in the context of work and everyday life.

Richard Florida has written an excellent piece in a recent issue of The Atlantic. It is entitled, “The Boom Towns and Ghost Towns of the New Economy.” (October 2013)

An editorial in the April 2010 edition of Nature Magazine raises some important issues about student learning experiences in the sciences.

Claude Lévi-Strauss has died just a few weeks before his 101st birthday.