*** Looking back on my life thus far, I’m lucky: I’ve had it pretty good. You will hear very few complaints from me about the path my professional life has taken. As I spoke the other night to the graduating class at Baccalaureate, it was somewhat ironic that I was standing there giving a speech at all. While I’m a professor and have worked hard to be one, it wasn’t always the case. The fact of the matter is I didn’t really want to go to college. It’s true. My boyfriend at the time wasn’t planning on going to college, though he did end up taking some courses at the…