The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly. -F. Scott Fitzgerald

EdSurge had a feature article about the CUNY Games N […]

“We are not complaining about the work. We want to see our hard work reflected in our pay.”

-Emmett J. Bogdon, President NALC Branch #116 (IN)

Possibly the biggest national and local news in Higher […]

We were barely out
of middle school
when Stuart showed me the scar—
From Gary Jackson’s “The Family Solid”

The Grad Center’s Convocation and New Student Orientation took place yesterday, and if Twitter i […]

America when will you be angelic?
When will you take off your clothes?
When will you look at yourself through the grave?
From “America” by Allen Ginsberg

I have to start this week’s round-up with a nod t […]

An agitation of the air,
A perturbation of the light
Admonished me the unloved year
Would turn on its hinge that night.
—“End of Summer” by Stanley Kunitz

With the coming of August there’s been a bit […]

Though I do not believe that a plant will spring up where no seed has
been, I have great faith in a seed. Convince me that you have a seed
there, and I am prepared to expect wonders. —Henry David […]

I’ve been blogging for the last five months on the CUNY Commons News blog. I’ve been getting a feel for the community and keeping up with what’s happening around the Commons. That said, I’ve been struggling a […]