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In “Corruption and Reform in India: Public Services in the Digital Age” (Cambridge University Press, 2012), Jennifer Bussell explores why some governments improve public services more effectively than others. Through case studies, interviews and statistical modeling, Bussell shows the extent...
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Fiona McFarlane, a Michener Center for Writers (MCW) graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, has won the $50,000 Keene Prize for Literature for her story, “A Fortunate Man.” The Keene Prize is one of the world's largest student...
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I don't know exactly how to start this post.  Apart from all the excitement, I'm humbled at the fact that I can say I am a New Sister of Kappa Delta Chi.  I feel blessed, relieved and excited because the...
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Spanning a little over a century, "The Galveston Chronicles" (Rozlyn Press, February 2012) is the story of four generations of women who feel an intense pull to the island of Galveston, Texas even though their lives continue to be interrupted by...
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I sometimes ask myself are there enough hours in the day? Sometimes I feel like there aren’t, like I try to complete everything I can but I just don’t get it done. The planner isn’t worth much unless you actually use...
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