Julia Alvarez – Contemporary Author
Julia Alvarez was born in New York City on March 17, 1950, the second of four daughters. Three months later, her parents returned to their native Dominican Republic after a self-imposed exile from G…
Louise Erdrich, Native American Author
Postmodern Champion of Her Indigenous American Heritage
Updated November 26, 2019
International Studies, 1967
On our way to breakfast, we meet a small pig tethered to a tree. We name her Pink and greet her daily, until she is served at evening meal.
Who Was Pauli Murray?
On a recent episode of Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick discussed the legacy of Pauli Murray—a Black, non-binary, queer, feminist, civil rights pioneer who was also a poet, a teacher, a lawyer and legal…
KATHY NELSON Poems of Life & Nature
The music of words has enthralled Kathy from the beginning. Poetry has been a thread through life as a teacher, a telecommunications engineer and chaplain.