Changing a Major Shouldn’t Be Major
College / Career

Changing a Major Shouldn’t Be Major

Bless the students (and the parents of them) who leave high school, enter college, study and learn, and graduate with one specific goal in mind. Maybe they have always wanted to be a nurse or wanted to study a foreign language so they can live and work in another...
How to Be an Academic Superstar
High School / College

How to Be an Academic Superstar

Last fall, I taught a course called Academic Strategies. It is a one-credit-hour course at my university that covers topics such as note-taking, studying, and test taking. You would think that college students would run from such an elective course for something,...
New Hopes, New Goals, New Year
COVID-19 / College

New Hopes, New Goals, New Year

“How did your fall semester go?” is a question I may have asked dozens of time over the past month to both current and former students. I also asked my own two college kids, who like to respond in one word answers such as “Good.” It may seem a...
‘Tis the Season to Rest, Reflect, and Reset
COVID-19 / College

‘Tis the Season to Rest, Reflect, and Reset

I write this at the end of the l-o-n-g-e-s-t semester I have ever experienced. I am sure both my college-aged kids and my own students feel the same way. Somehow, some way, we are almost at the end. Thank. Heavens. Now that we have only a couple of weeks left before...
The Kids Are Alright: A Mid-semester Reflection
COVID-19 / College

The Kids Are Alright: A Mid-semester Reflection

As I write this blog post, my institution is about to complete 40% of the semester (not that I am calculating!). Before the semester began, we put into protocols, gathered our PPE, and started the task of trying to create some normalcy for our students. At the same...