From the Chair

Sep 23, 2019 | Essay, From the Chair

What is the shelf-life of an idea? How long do ideas stay relevant or fresh in the way that other perishables have a particular period of time in which they fulfill their original promise or ideal? These questions are not limited to the abstract or philosophical, but...
Cartoonist talks creativity, education by Anna Shoultz

Cartoonist talks creativity, education by Anna Shoultz

Sep 22, 2019 | News

Graphic Artist and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor are a few titles among many that are used to describe the acclaimed Lynda Barry, who gave a talk on creativity Tuesday evening at the Bama Theatre. Detailing what an image is, the divide that school creates...

From the Chair

Sep 16, 2019 | Essay, From the Chair

I have a multi-drawer Steelcase file cabinet in my office filled with xeroxed copies of articles, essays, and printed matter that, at some point in my life, I found to be interesting or even profound. Even as I write that sentence it feels arcane and of another time....