Originally posted to this blog: 3/4/08 While preparing a talk to faculty and students of the Baker-Nord Center for the Humanities at Case Western Reserve University recently, I ran across a 2004 issue of the journal The READER. The journal is published by...

Originally posted on this blog: 2/20/08 In November, I first mentioned that the foundation was beginning to explore ways in which we might help expand the diversity of world culture in Cleveland. As part of our planning, I met recently with a small group of...

Originally posted to this blog: 1/25/08 I just had my socks knocked off by a report to the National Education Association by Lake Research Partners. The report centered on a nationwide survey of likely voters on the importance of imagination and the arts in...