Conversations can do so many different things for us: make us feel connected, intrigued, and even alienated. They can also inspire us. The conversations we had during our Winter Concert, Conversation,...

During the fall of 2019, the Interactivity Foundation partnered with Philadelphia-based muralist, Michelle Angela Ortiz, to create a “living art installation” about family detention and separation in Pennsylvania. “Nunca Dejemos de...

Since its debut in 1970, Art Basel has become the modern and contemporary art world's premier platform for bringing together artists and their patrons in a way that is both...

When Robert Frost was asked ‘What is poetry?’ he replied ‘Poetry is the kind of thing that poets write’. A natural response to such a definition might be a knowing...

Now that it's been well over a month since my last post, it's hard to know how to sum up all the things that have happened.  I'll start at the...

Since my last post, several things have happened.  My students finished their first round of discussions, so everyone has tried their hand at facilitating.  It went reasonably well, although I'm...

This week is a short week in my IF class, Art: I Know It When I See It.  We had only one class meeting, since it's fall break, so I...

This week in my IF-supported course, I struggled with getting my small groups underway.  Our class took a day-long trip to Washington, DC last weekend, and we toured the National...

I'm into week two of my IF-oriented course, and I' m learning more everyday.  On Tuesday we had our first official IF-style discussion.  I had to bite my tongue often...