Coming from a rural background and being a first-generation college student, my heart breaks when I see statistics showing the college struggle for students like me. I remember getting to college and being in the…
Exercise for Life
Do you ever wonder if exercise really benefits you? How much do I actually need? What types of exercises should I do? How do I start? Let’s talk about these important questions. How does…
Being a Light in a Dark World
In the year 2045, when my grandchildren ask me about the year 2020, I will look around quickly, close the blinds, and say, “that is the year of which we do not speak!” It has…
The Hero Who Ghosted Me
One of the best things about my job is getting to talk to UMHB students and alumni who are doing amazing things. Whether they are creating a food pantry for hungry students, or serving on…
Summer is the Perfect Time to Build Your Online Brand
As an educator, I continually encourage my recent public relations graduates and current public relations majors to remain active online via social platforms and build their industry connections by networking during the summer months. Completing…
Three Truths High School Seniors can Learn about College during Covid-19
Covid-19 has just destroyed your senior year of high school, hasn’t it? No Senior Skip Day, no Prom, weird online award ceremonies and graduations…. It’s a mess. As the mother of a high school senior,…
Seven Things for Students to Consider While We’re All Online
You may be asking: How will this work? What should you prepare for? You have just finished up half of the semester attending face-to-face classes and real-time lectures. Now what? Your professors have been working…
How to Understand What College People are Trying to Say
American professors are part of a subculture that may seem strange to students. We mostly work on beautiful campuses, where we help students learn. And we also talk to each other and our students. A…
Art Courses for the Non-Artist
Liberal arts colleges and universities often encourage or require students to take fine arts courses as a part of their core or elective requirements. The benefits of art in education have been written about extensively,…
Be All You Can Be
The US women’s national soccer team just won the World Cup … again: the team’s second consecutive championship and its fourth overall. It’s a great accomplishment, and it was fun to watch. Especially for someone…
The Definitive Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranking
You’ve become part of a bigger universe. You just don’t know it yet.