
I remember the day I decided to abandon my Political Science major. It was January, not overly cold in northeastern Tennessee, but cloudy and foreboding. I now recognize that day as a turning point much like my decision to leave academe twenty-six years later. As usual, I was bucking the current — making a choice that felt impracti…
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