Dear Class of 2015, You’ve graduated, I see—literally, since the photos are everywhere. So I wanted to say, “Congratulations! Way to go!” You’ve just marked a major milestone, one you’ll not regret even when the student loan bills begin to arrive. Believe me, I know. After all, I graduated once, too, all the way in … Continue reading Letter to my new #uindygrad friends
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As a staff writer at BuzzFeed, Lara Parker spends her days figuring out how to make list articles—"listicles"— that will go viral. And she loves it. Just last year, though, she was a recent UIndy grad trying to figure out what she wanted to do with her life. I was working at a PR agency at … Continue reading Lara Parker: BuzzFeed staff lister extraordinaire
I want to say “Thank you” to every single person who has wished me well and congratulated me. The kind words over the past few days have been countless. Really, it has been a long journey, and I would not have been able to do it without the support of friends, family and faculty. Thank … Continue reading Graduation
Robert Neal is a tall mountain of a man with booming voice and intense eyes. The first time that I saw Robert, he had a big black beard, long coat and overlarge pirate hat. He was playing Orsino in the strangest production of "Twelfth Night" that I've ever seen. (So, I guess, the weirder of two productions.) … Continue reading Robert Neal—actor and professor
If I say something stupid, which does happen, I prefer to be in the company of friends. Not famous people. But when I met Nikki Giovanni, I said something pretty stupid. Nikki was speaking for a diversity lecture at UIndy, and she kept bringing up Kurt Vonnegut, a personal hero of mine. So I recommended: "If you're … Continue reading Nikki Giovanni on Kurt Vonnegut and Antarctica
Today, my student organization continued its French Week celebrations. The event was my own brain baby, entitled Le Café Français, and it was an hour of coffee and snacks during which people who grew up in a French-speaking country could talk about their lives. The discussion was even more interesting than I had hoped. It … Continue reading Le Café Français
In case you missed it, former Senators Richard Lugar and Sam Nunn spoke at the University of Indianapolis on Feb. 25. I had the privilege of talking to them, sitting in on the conversation and photographing the "Diplomacy in a Dangerous World" event. Lugar and Nunn spoke about turning nuclear weapons that were aimed at U.S. … Continue reading Lugar and Nunn speak at UIndy
David Wantz cares about the community around the University of Indianapolis, and he has spent a good portion of his more than 30 years at the university trying to maintain a good relationship with people in the community. For these efforts, he was recently awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash from Gov. Mike Pence. When … Continue reading UIndy administrator receives big award
There was a lot of excitement this past week at UIndy, mostly due to the Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium. Check out my article on The Reflector Online.
I am lecturing at UIndy about my trip to Europe in 2011! Not really. But I am reading my poem "Paris" (the 3rd prize winner of the university's poetry contest). I wrote this poem about one day that my girlfriend and I were walking around the city. We had visited the catacombs, La Tour Eiffel, … Continue reading Paris.
James Figy 