Your social media timelines are most likely full of decorated mortar boards, tassels, gowns– heartfelt posts of what it means to be a graduate of their respective institution[...]

As the academic year draws to a close, thousands of students across the country are celebrating commencement, including higher education and student affairs graduate students. As o[...]

Every year, I make a point to watch a few commencements live from leading institutions in the United States. I enjoy seeing the happy faces of new graduates and pride that brings a[...]

Dear Diary, I miss the light. I know that I complain about the harshness of the fluorescents, but that’s better than what I get now–peeps of light in between piles of paper, [...]

The first day of summer, that phrase conjures notions from the wood-framed temporariness of a lemonade stand, to the petrifying fear of the high dive, to the scintillating aroma of[...]

I gave the following speech at the graduate reception for Western Illinois University‘s College Student Personnel program graduates.  I share it because I think that it appli[...]

I’m sure the title of this blog will throw readers considering that I recently just graduated with my own Masters in Counseling. However, when I say my first commencement, I [...]

If you’ve not had the chance to watch/read singer/songwriter John Legend‘s commencement address at the University of Pennsylvania, you should.  Legend uses cognitive de[...]