Month: July 2015
Guest post by Mark N. Katz This post by JHU Press author Mark Katz first appeared on LobeLog, a site devoted to U.S. foreign policy issues. Now that an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue has been reached, attention is turning to how it will affect Israel and the Gulf Arabs. The accord, though, also…
Guest post by Mark N. Katz This post by JHU Press author Mark Katz first appeared on LobeLog, a site devoted to U.S. foreign policy issues. Now that an agreement on the Iranian nuclear issue has been reached, attention is turning to how it will affect Israel and the Gulf Arabs. The accord, though, also…
Guest post by Daryl G. Smith If the last few months have taught us anything, it is how much more we have to do as a society in addressing the unfinished business of race. The events in Charleston, Ferguson, Baltimore, and Los Angeles, as well as the incidents at Oklahoma State, to name only a…
Guest post by Daryl G. Smith If the last few months have taught us anything, it is how much more we have to do as a society in addressing the unfinished business of race. The events in Charleston, Ferguson, Baltimore, and Los Angeles, as well as the incidents at Oklahoma State, to name only a…
Guest post by Benjamin L. Castleman It’s official: We’re in the dog days of summer. For some kids—particularly those from more affluent backgrounds—this means adventures at sleep-away camp, family vacations, and sports training programs; for older kids, it often means extended road trips to visit colleges. Other, less-advantaged children aren’t always so lucky. Out of…
Guest post by Benjamin L. Castleman It’s official: We’re in the dog days of summer. For some kids—particularly those from more affluent backgrounds—this means adventures at sleep-away camp, family vacations, and sports training programs; for older kids, it often means extended road trips to visit colleges. Other, less-advantaged children aren’t always so lucky. Out of…
At the 2015 Modern Language Association Convention, the journal SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 won the Voyager Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ). The award recognizes an outstanding journal in any discipline covering the time period between 1500 and 1800. SEL Editor Logan Browning took some time recently to participate…
At the 2015 Modern Language Association Convention, the journal SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 won the Voyager Award from the Council of Editors of Learned Journals (CELJ). The award recognizes an outstanding journal in any discipline covering the time period between 1500 and 1800. SEL Editor Logan Browning took some time recently to participate…
Guest post by Elizabeth M. Adler, PhD Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, who was diagnosed several weeks ago with an aggressive form of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has recently begun chemotherapy. Lymphoma comes in an astonishing variety of “flavors,” making it difficult to comment on the governor’s prognosis without knowing his precise diagnosis. However, most B-cell lymphomas are…
Guest post by Elizabeth M. Adler, PhD Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, who was diagnosed several weeks ago with an aggressive form of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, has recently begun chemotherapy. Lymphoma comes in an astonishing variety of “flavors,” making it difficult to comment on the governor’s prognosis without knowing his precise diagnosis. However, most B-cell lymphomas are…