A note to my students | David O'Hara davoh.org/2025/06/23/a-n…

Saw this in the wild last week in upstate NY

Amen.

Congratulations to the Hope-Western Prison Education Program Class of 2025 graduates who celebrated their Commencement today. 🎓 These nine men are among 11 who are graduating through HWPEP in 2025 with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hope with a major in faith, leadership and

Daily Sketch 📝🎨🦋🪳 | David O'Hara davoh.org/2025/06/25/dai…

If you were to draw a triple Venn diagram of how you think of the good, the true, and the beautiful, how much would they overlap?

This is very sad indeed. Thankful that (for now, at least) many of these programs still exist at private schools. But I wish classical studies were more widely available to all.

I am old fashioned.

Dave O'Hara

I wrote about the lack of administrative support for the liberal arts in The New York Times. The standard story we hear is that students don't want it. But a darker reality is that even when it wins big with students and donors it loses with those in power. nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opi…

✨ The North Star State ✨ The Land of 10,000 Lakes ✨ The Land of Sky-Blue Waters You will never view the state the same after reading 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘵𝘢. AU Writer-in-Residence Dr. Patrick Hicks' new book is out Sept. 1. 📰⬇️ augie.edu/news/2025/ode-…

University of Tulsa students have started a petition to save their Honors College and have asked me to share with my followers here. If you are inclined to support these students in their goal to recover what was lost, you can sign here: change.org/Protect_UTulsa…

Immerse yourself in your own system to find the friction your users experience. davoh.org/2025/07/21/imm…

I am very sad to report that the wonderful Catholic poet Jane Greer Jane Greer has died. Please keep her soul, her family and her husband Jim in your prayers.

There’s a lot to appreciate about this, so I’ll focus on just one part: this is amazing architecture. Architecture changes the way we think and feel. Build beautiful things.

Which cities in the world do the best job of composting biomass waste? If I were to visit to observe their work, what should I see and who should I talk to?

What are your favorite examples of educational architecture that enhances education?

This summer, I'm giving my kids a MUCH more unfair advantage through quality time together, lots of books read aloud, and hundreds of hours of playdates with friends.

Photo of bug on plant

This is the reason we have pockets.