BlogA Pilgrimage for John Henry James
On July 7th, 2018, a group of almost 100 Charlottesville residents set off to Montgomery. They carried with them a jar of soil, symbolizing the remains of a man named …
BlogWGR’s Summer Book List
Here’s the full list of book recommendations from our summer reading episode. If you pick one of them up, let us know what you think!
BlogMaking Peace with Vietnam
Watch Steven Emmanuel’s film Making Peace with Vietnam, about Vietnam war veterans returning to Vietnam to do humanitarian work.
Blog“A Physical Place I Could Feel Rooted In”: A Virtual Tour of a Slave Dwelling
James Madison’s Montpelier recently hosted a National Summit on Slavery. They convened scholars, museum professionals, and members of descendant communities to talk about how historic sites can change the way …
BlogJohn Dabney’s Hail-Storm Julep
We recently attended a dinner that celebrates restaurateur and bartender John Dabney. You can find an adaptation of Dabney’s famous Hail-Storm Julep here. To learn about Dabney’s life and legacy, …
BlogExplore A Massive Archive of Indigenous Languages
Indigenous languages are still being catalogued — and their recordings all end up in one place.
BlogEducation & the Commercial Mindset
How education as a business has gone from a fringe theory to a borderline cultural obsession.
BlogWho is Ted Sizer?
The reformer who influenced Debbie Meier managed to change the way we think about the classroom.
BlogThe Contagion Effect
The way the media covers shootings may have a big effect on future acts of violence.
BlogThe Lyme Controversy
We like to think when we get sick, we can just go to the doctor, get the proper medicine and we’re cured, right? But when it comes to Lyme Disease, it might not be so simple.
BlogGauguin in Tahiti
Art critics and admirers praise Gauguin’s work and his connection to Tahiti; others say he exploited the island and its people.
