Diss. Done: Doctoral Degree Earned
My handwriting is notoriously bad. I have penmanship that causes people to say things like, “With those scribbles, you should have been a doctor.” Now […]
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Research project needs help investigating pathways to news, misinformation
As I pulled a grain cart across the fields in a 1981 4640 John Deere tractor to meet the combines loaded with wheat, snot ran […]
All But Done: Doctoral journey enters new phase
I’m all but done. As promised, the end of May marked the completion of my doctoral coursework. This puts me within spitting distance of completing […]
Reflections on learning with end of PhD coursework in sight
By the end of May, I hopefully will have completed my doctoral coursework and be ready to tackle the dissertation process as I continue to […]
Vaccination hopefully heralds normalcy’s return despite COVID-19 pandemic
What a weird year. What a tragic year. What a historic year. Certainly, no one will forget what we all have experienced and continue to […]
Second semester of PhD looms on horizon
In a week, classes resume, and that means my journey toward my doctoral degree continues. Amid a pandemic, social unrest, and political upheaval, my attention […]
2020 session of KS Boys State canceled due to COVID-19
For a week in June, I’m usually on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan, Kansas, volunteering for the American Legion Boys State of […]
Vogts set to pursue PhD
With any luck, I will be a doctor by the time I am 40 years old. This doesn’t mean I will be dealing with people’s […]
Mangino resigns
University of Kansas football head coach Mark Mangino has resigned from the Jayhawk gridiron program, according to KUSports.com. KUSports.com said because an agreement was reached […]
Hawks’ season ends, Mangino still up in the air
On Saturday, the University of Kansas Jayhawks let a win over the University of Missouri trickle down their legs. Pinned back against their own end […]
Masses support Mangino
Even as University of Kansas Football Head Coach Mark Mangino‘s termination seems eminent, people are still supporting the coach who is accused of poking senior […]
What does KU’s loss to Texas mean for Mangino?
The University of Kansas Jayhawks lost Saturday evening to the University of Texas Longhorns 51-20. This loss came as KU Head Coach Mark Mangino continues […]