For some reason I was very nervous approaching the Faculty House on Glebe Street yesterday, knowing that inside sat one of the most renowned speakers and advocates of our time, Miss A...

I am proofreading the essay of one of Burke High’s honor students and it is making me sad. She, like all the 20 or so girls in the “My Life As a Girl” program is writing about “The Bluest Eye.” The topic is not very specific – it is more ...

So here’s the thing about Nancy Koltes – aside from her poised manner and regal-like aura (yes I showered her with these compliments, to her face), the former ballerina is well-traveled and an entrepreneur in her own right. She is exactly the kin...