Good Morning, Everyone. Apologies for disappearing. I am in the Dallas Airport right now heading to Atlanta and then Florida. After the Doctoral residency, I went to the Ambassador's breakfast in Washington, DC. It was awesome. I was able to speak to several Ambassadors from Latin America. Monday, I will get back on track.

Greetings everyone, I will have to reschedule office hour for later tonight or tomorrow. I'm driving back home from Richmond, VA and it is taking a bit longer than expected. I can be on call later tonight and do a time tomorrow. Just let me know what works best.

Dear Members, As some of you know, I am in the process of having my dissertation published in book form. I thought I'd share the proof of the front and back covers. You will notice that the cover I chose is an autograph score to a piece by composer Felix Mendelssohn. I chose this since the structure of my dissertation was conceived musically. Instead of introduction, interim summary, and conclusion, I used præludium, intermezzo, and coda. Very exciting to see this come together! -R

Greetings once more, I am thinking about starting a YouTube channel for the Institute and would be glad to learn everyone's opinion on what type of content would be helpful and appealing to doctoral candidates. Please let me know your thoughts.

Hello Collegium members! Office hours for this week have been posted in the calendar: Wednesday 6:00 PM EST Sunday 3:00 PM EST Please let us know if you intend to attend and what you would like to discuss. As usual, everyone is welcome. Have a productive week ahead!