“When I came out to my mother,” writes @JennyBoylan, “she quoted I Corinthians: ‘These three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.’” https://t.co/XPpsw5WEhS
At its 201st Commencement on May 22, 2022, Colby will award honorary degrees to seven people who have made important contributions through their professional pursuits, commitment to community, and generosity of spirit. Learn more about the recipients. https://t.co/BdLMOKOzyC
I’m grinning ear to ear this morning bc today is the big day. My first show as the host of @NPRWeekend Sunday!! We’ve got a great show in the works, tune in to your NPR member station OR catch us later on the NPR One or NPR apps.
Happy Employee Appreciation Day to all our amazing staff! We are so grateful for all you do each and every day to keep our patients, clients, customers, and communities healthy. Thanks for being #healthcareheroes !
Honored to be named Vice Chair of the @ColbyMuseum. So proud to be part of Colby's continued commitment to building inclusive communities that support and sustain the power of the arts in transforming people’s lives in lasting, tangible ways. https://t.co/tZ6i1YpfuG
Read the @nytimes’ story on Allen and Benner Islands, two historic islands with deep ties to renowned American art family the Wyeths, now under Colby’s stewardship.
Betty White improvising on the spot while Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan crack up laughing is the only thing you need to watch today. https://t.co/UEXDfxTQtr
Speaker and presidential poet Richard Blanco reminded the Class of 2021 that “the ultimate purpose of any education is to learn all kinds of seeing. But, as I’ve learned and feel, we can’t really see anything unless we first truly see ourselves.” https://t.co/UCQJPqWjme
“History says, don’t hope
On this side of the grave.
But then, once in a lifetime
The longed-for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up,
And hope and history rhyme.“
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Seamus Heaney, ‘The Cure at Troy’
While today’s terrible display of terror and meanness shakes us, let’s remember: @ossoff, Jewish son of an immigrant & @ReverendWarnock, first Black Senator from Georgia, will join a Catholic POTUS & the first woman, Black + Indian VP in our nation’s capital. God bless America.