
A University's China Journey
There is a very popular television show in the United States called The Deadliest Catch, a series on the dangerous life of Bering Sea crabbers. These crabbers risk their lives on a daily basis to catch crabs. While I am not ready to testify to these individuals’ foolhardiness or courage, I always watch in awe the Bering Sea. This is a body of water that can be without mercy without warning. It is nature’s fury and majesty at her best. She is truly the star of the show. I

America 2016--The Realization of the Myth of Sisyphus?
The following reflection was prepared in 2009 to mark the occasion of the inauguration of the first African American president in U.S. history. It was a time of gala celebrations and for patting ourselves on the back for a job well done. It was a time to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday in a special way. Since then, something has happened! The 2016 presidential election will go down as one of the meanest and most divisive in U.S. history. All kinds of “isms” ha