Jennifer Ruth Hampton, 1972–2021 All this week, I’ve been trying to process the news that I received this past Tuesday morning that Jenny Hampton, my undergraduate classmate, former Hope College colleague, and from my same hometown, had been killed in a car...
Although I am reminded of the aspects of teaching that I did not miss during the past two years, it has been wonderful to be teaching again. I love setting the tone of the room and encouraging participants to discuss. I am looking for ways to be creative with the...
The picture above is the view from the conference room where my two-day PR workshop is today. The material has been quite interesting, to say the least. I have been thinking a lot about how my previous employer has handled crises from a public relations perspective....
UncertaintyThe experience of cultural transition has its ups and downs, as I well know from living in four different countries. I will feel a lot better when I locate a professional job. Even in Holland being at home for months at a time was not healthy for me.I am...
During most of my time in Holland, I have been attending a Reformed Church (not my background by a long shot) that is somewhat politically activist oriented. Although the church has its share of religious-related factors that drove me away from organized religion in...
This blog is a culmination of many months of contemplation. In early 2012, I spent three months in New Zealand while on sabbatical as an academic professor at a religious liberal arts college in Michigan. I have known for some time that working at this school, and...
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