It’s no secret that many individuals have been calling into question the value of a college education. We have people giving students CASH MONIES to drop out of college and start a business (Thanks Peter Thiel for that awesome idea…sigh) and a recent study, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses,” by sociologists Richard Arum…
It’s been a year now since I took on the administrative responsibilities as an Assistant Dean. While I’m still teaching, I’ve had to cut my teaching load down considerably and focus on the hard work of curriculum development with a group of amazing faculty, managing course scheduling for each semester, attend myriad of meetings with…
As a parent of a 14 year old 9th grader, and a college professor, a faculty advisor, and an administrator, I am probably more aware than others about the pressures and challenges facing our young adults as they engage in the college search process. It is nerve-wracking and fraught with pressures, deadlines, tests, worries, financial…