Center of Gravitas

StinkyLulu recently asked me to participate in a meme about which famous person, alive or dead, I would invite to dinner. StinkyLulu opted...

One of the things about being a minority faculty member that is not discussed a great deal is the amount of isolation that one experiences. ...

Here are some random thoughts that I have had this week: After a long and tedious day at work, nothing cheers a young queer man quite so mu...

This past week has been the mid-semester break at Big Midwestern University. Because classes started so early, our half-way point came well...

Oso Raro recently had a post on teaching, experience, and racial identities in the academic world. This, along with my own entry on divers...

Thanks to all of you who have either commented or e-mailed me directly wondering if this post was eerily prophetic. Your concern was very ...

Big Midwestern University is currently in the midst of hiring several historians. These positions are both at the junior and at the senior ...

Tenured Radical tagged me to write about the reasons that I love teaching history (or something to that effect). Articulating our reasons f...

Teaching is generally a part of the academic job that I enjoy. More times than not I enjoy engaging with my students. Most of them are ser...

Up until this point, I have largely avoided writing about the various presidential candidates. Acknowledging them only encourages them. Al...

Long time readers of CoG know that I have an unhealthy obsession a strong interest in 1970s television. Actually, even short-time readers...