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I’m Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at
The Chronicle covering innovation in and around academe. Here’s what I’m thinking about this week.
Five things to help cutting-edge programs succeed.
For many reasons a “K-shaped recovery” that’s leaving people behind, an impending push for green-economy jobs, students’ greater hesitancy to enroll in higher education colleges would be wise to pay particular attention to programs tied to cutting-edge fields right now. Done right, those programs could be the lifeblood of institutions and their communities. Done wrong well, you don’t need me to outline the potential for political and financial backlash.
Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire by Thomas Gainsborough, between 1785 and 1787
She was the charming and beautiful Georgian noblewoman immortalised by Keira Knightley in the 2008 film,
The Duchess, and the great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales. So, who exactly was the real Georgiana Spencer, the Duchess of Devonshire? Hereâs everything you need to know.
Early life
Born in 1757 at Althorp House, Georgiana Spencer (nicknamed Gee) was the first child of John Spencer, who later became the 1st Earl Spencer, and his wife Georgiana, later, Countess Spencer. She had two younger siblings, Henrietta and George.
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Her father was the great-grandson of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and came from a wealthy English noble family. He built Spencer House, the familyâs grand St Jamesâ residence, where the family stayed when in London.
Thursday 21 January 2021
The key to successful design is creating a home that is as comfortable and as stylish today as it is in years to come. Mary Graham and Nicole Salvesen are known for their quintessentially British interiors which revel in colour and pattern. In this episode of
Conversations with The Calico Club they share their tips on how to produce timeless schemes.
Viewers can submit their questions live during the second half of the talk. This is an exciting opportunity to seek advice directly from some of the best creatives in the business.
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Once you have bought your ticket you will be sent a link to the session. The link will be available to access from 5.30pm on the day of the talk. If you can t watch live, don’t worry as a video recording will be sent out the following day at 6pm. Keep an eye on our website and Instagram @the calico club for updates.
Whatâs in a name like âyonderâ? I went out the back door and said that Iâm going through Hurricane and on âup yonderâ to Sand Springs for the big hill on Graham Road that should be the perfect sledding venue for the âgrandarlinsâ that were looking for a place to ride on Monday, January 11. If thatâs not ok, I will travel on to Smoke Top as that is the granddaddy of the local North Mississippi hills and on to Lafayette Springs or Denmark near Oxford for the quest. Then I thought about âdown yonderâ as you can travel to the Tallahatchie River Bottom via Rocky Ford and beyond to Riverside or the old Graham Lake area as the Bagley Fire Tower had height there on that hill as I began to reminisce about hunting there one New Yearâs Day with my dad in the early 1960âs. Then âover yonderâ near the Lappatubby Creek and before the Tallahatchie River is a land area that is called the Flatwoods that also bo