Like most mornings, today I was out in the woods with our good dog, Bear. He is not yet two years old and lived “on
Author: Mimi Chapman: Writing about the intersection of personal and professional life
Professor, School of Social Work, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I started this blog as a creative and reflecting outlet.
Same Song, Different Verse, Same Refrain, Rest, Repeat
This past Tuesday was a typical, fall, morning. I was in class with my SOWO 845, final year, MSW students. During the second half we
To want
After 24 plus hours of thinking about the Charleston shooting, after watching the news spin the story in totally different directions based on political ideology,
Baltimore
For the last several days I’ve been watching events spiral evermore out of control in Baltimore feeling helpless and discouraged by yet another instance of
The Choice to Look
As a faculty member at UNC, I’ve been closely following our unfolding drama around the Center for Poverty, Work, and Opportunity headed by our colleague,
A Season of Discontent
Like many around me, I have been challenged by the events unfolding in Missouri and now New York. Challenged because, in the face of tragedy