Brenden W. Rensink

The Professor’s Green Chili Stew I have been tinkering with this recipe for a few years. I like making it a day before serving – the flavors get better afterContinue readingThe Professor’s Green Chili Stew

I am very pleased to share that a new anthology of essays that I edited is now available from the University of Nebraska Press,  The North American West in theContinue readingThe North American West in the Twenty-First Century

Is the most recent update here really from 18 months ago?! Perhaps blogs are a dying venue, or perhaps I’ve just been too busy and stretched thin to keep thisContinue readingTenure, More Awards, and Other Updates

This “Of Course Public Confidence in Higher Education Is Down” article in the Pacific Standard got me thinking… In it, Texas State University Professor James McWilliams weighs the perceived valueContinue readingThe Value of Higher Education, If Done Right