A good point to note, on the Spring semester's Opening Day tomorrow:
"But to me, it's becoming clear that writing and reading [and teaching and learning] is a way of simply underscoring that human connection is important, that you can know my mind and I can know yours, which is a vastly consoling idea, and we need it."
George Saunders Is No Saint (Despite What You May Have Heard),
NYT Magazine 1/18/2026
Monday, January 19, 2026
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Syllabus Spring 2026
MALA (Master of Liberal Arts) 6050- Philosophy in Recent American Fiction (For more info: phil.oliver@mtsu.edu ... https://prafmtsu.blogspot...
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