Parents
How to Plan a Personal Commencement Ceremony for Your Graduate
While these days of college life during Corona are challenging for most students, they are perhaps the most disappointing for those who are graduating this year. Between the two of us – teaching professors, we have attended over 40 commencement ceremonies. These...
An Awakening for our Students
At the beginning: Like most of you, my place of business was dramatically altered over the past 3 days. At Vanguard University, we closed our production of West Side Story before the last weekend of performances and students now have a 2 week spring break while...
‘Pack like you’re not coming back’: how coronavirus is disrupting students’ lives
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/12/coronavirus-outbreak-us-colleges-students
Professors
‘Just Devastated’: Dayton Victim’s Former Teacher Remembers Him As Outgoing Student, Caring Volunteer – CBS Pittsburgh
Source: ‘Just Devastated’: Dayton Victim’s Former Teacher Remembers Him As Outgoing Student, Caring Volunteer – CBS Pittsburgh
St. Francis student among those killed in Dayton massacre | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Source: St. Francis student among those killed in Dayton massacre | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The Dilemma of a Fresh Degree Holder
Transitioning is a very significant phenomenon that can never be ruled out in any sphere of life. Just as a book is made up of different and unique chapters, so is life. The rate at which we succeed or fail in every chapter of life is highly contingent upon the preparedness of the individual as well as the variety and quantum of social support system available to the individual.
Students
Student Debt Crisis, Not Caring for Our Young Men and Women Is a National Disgrace
College students have racked up $1.5 trillion in student loan debt. These students take on staggering debt and blindly head off to college, hoping for the best. For many college students, this is a formula for disaster. Source: Student Debt Crisis, Not Caring for Our...
Teen ate lunch alone for years, then the student council stepped in – CBS News
Source: Teen ate lunch alone for years, then the student council stepped in - CBS News
Addressing Students Who Neglect to Formally Request Accommodations – Teaching in Higher Ed
Source: Addressing Students Who Neglect to Formally Request Accommodations - Teaching in Higher Ed