I’m standing in front a room of high school students as part of my graduate assistantship. We’re talking about college readiness – why college is important, what [...]
A year ago, it was “suggested” that my institution should be a host site for the Workforce Recruitment Program (WRP). I was new to my position and knew nothing of WRP b[...]
Last week, a student with a disability, and a long time registrant with Academic Accommodation Support, impressed upon me the value of the human element in helping students succeed[...]
Let’s face it: putting together a program can be exhausting. Coming up with a good idea, getting buy-in from key partners, developing learning outcomes, ordering food, marketing, e[...]
I’ve been working in Residence Life since I was in undergrad and I’ve been living with chronic pain just a bit longer. As an undergrad, it was a bit easier to navigate a life of ch[...]
What is a learning disability? How is a learning disability measured? Is there support in place, or enough support, for college students that have been diagnosed with a learning di[...]
Bill Gates and I don’t often disagree. However, at the recent Techonomy conference, Bill was predicting the future of higher education. I took umbrage with some of his commen[...]
Career Services and Social Media: Todd really says it best .bbpBox19263233522 {background:url(http://a1.twimg.com/profile_background_images/13672532/ilovebeer2.jpg) #303030;padding[...]
I am thrilled to announce that I’m going to be blogging about Student Affairs and Technology for Inside Higher Ed (IHE). As an avid reader of IHE, I am very excited to join t[...]