Davidson ceremony

On September 24th, my family and I were honored to attend the Davidson Fellows ceremony at the Library of Congress, where I was delighted to meet this year's nineteen other fellows, Senator Cardin of Maryland, Roberto Rodriguez, education policy adviser to Senator Kennedy, and the Institute's founders, Jan and Bob Davidsion.

Où est le dénoûment?

The portfolio and application materials were Priority-mailed to the Fellowship in Reno, Nevada on Monday; today, I received confirmation from the USPS of their arrival and am waiting for a similar confirmation from the Fellowship . It feels great to have brought this paper to fruition - for now, my work is limited to checking with my advisers to ensure that their necessary forms have been sent by deadline. I'll continue to post updates on the project and scholarship. More than ever, I appreciate your comments, your insights - and your luck! kah

One step closer

As I finish my guest-blogging tenure at ChangeAgency, my work towards the Davidson Fellowship is now all but complete. I have secured the three nominators required to submit the paper, and have finished the required process essays and video commentary. Most importantly, I have completed the paper's transition to the new graphic design layout that I previewed in some of the first posts. I am excited to post the near-final paper (PDF).

It's becoming ever more exciting in the final weeks before the paper goes out the door (with all the necessary copies and additional elements, I am only beginning to imagine how much postage for the project will be. I offer my tremendous thanks to the some fifteen educators from around the country who have intensively offered their insights to the project - from the editorial to substantive. The support that I have received has been most unexpected - and even more welcome. (Today, I am glad to add Dr. Joseph Bishop at Eastern Michigan University to the list of advisers.)

In the next few weeks, I'll be posting additional updates as I finish the project. Until then - only the best.