Civics · Community Informatics · Social Justice

The Hoopla Over the DC Court’s Ruling and Net Neutrality

There are several good articles quickly appearing regarding the DC Court’s rulings in favor of Verizon’s case against the FCC. I encourage readers to take a look at Sam Gusten’s Time Business and Money article, Dian Schaffhauser’s Campus Technology article, and Barbara Stripling’s Wired article for impacts related to business, education, and libraries, for instance.… Continue reading The Hoopla Over the DC Court’s Ruling and Net Neutrality

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My Intellectual Genealogy: Community

Past posts have covered several key aspects influencing my intellectual development, including my: Undergraduate mentors Family Faith-based teachers and mentors Students Theoretical influences Each of these is an example of the many communities that have significantly influenced my intellectual development and are part of my intellectual genealogy.  If you’ve glanced through these, you may be… Continue reading My Intellectual Genealogy: Community

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My Intellectual Genealogy: Part 4

I have been extraordinarily fortunate to find myself surrounded by top caliber students during my stint at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois.  Students regularly have provided solid suggestions on how to improve my classes, both directly and through the end-of-semester Instructional Course Evaluation Survey comments.  I… Continue reading My Intellectual Genealogy: Part 4

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My Intellectual Genealogy: Part 3

It is impossible to understand my philosophy and scholarship without understanding my faith-based teachers and mentors.  I once had on a t-shirt that said “Jesus is the Answer”.  A wonderful mentor of my youth approached me and asked “what’s the question?”.  I thought she was joking at first, but I came to realize during our… Continue reading My Intellectual Genealogy: Part 3