The Seven Year Itch

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by Kip Lornell It took me the same number of years (seven-and-a-half) to earn a B.S., M.A., and Ph.D. as it did to help organize the part-time faculty The George Washington University and participate in the vote to ratify our initial contract. When an old friend called to congratulate me a few days after the contract ratification in early January 2008, she observed that my Scandanavian-American tenacity had served me well both in getting through school in a timely fashion and in the successful organizing effort. Then she asked me the obvious question: “Was it worth my time?” I didn’t […]
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