For a number of years now, many colleges and universities have been promoting themselves as great for adult learners or…
Midterm is literally the middle of an academic term. Student often refer to “midterms” as though they are a specific…
One of the pitfalls for first year students in college is their perceptions that college is like high school, or…
Years ago, I told students that our support services were available to them; they just had to take the first…
I have a number of pet peeves. One of them is about how students approach academic advising. Just as students…
Making money in college is often a concern for college students. For one thing, they may want to go with…
At the end of every academic term, students say they’re happy that term is over and they’re looking forward to…
As students begin returning home for the holidays, be those holidays Thanksgiving, or one of the many celebrated in December,…
It’s that time of year when many students are scrambling to complete their early decision or early action applications. If…
I‘ve written before about having students withdraw from courses if they aren’t doing well. Making a strategic retreat from courses…