Reflections From My First Year at Hogwarts

By Shira Lurie. Let me begin by clarifying that no, I did not attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (I’m still waiting on my letter; I assume the owl carrying it got lost crossing the Atlantic). But in many ways, the first year of my PhD reminded me a lot of Harry Potter’s first year at Hogwarts. Read more...