You have broadband? Your student might not.

One of the many benefits our students enjoy whenever they're on campus: really good Internet service. Don't laugh. A whole lost of them don't once they leave. In a previous blog post, I noted losing quality Internet service was just one of the factors we must keep in mind as we evaluate the work our …

A second open letter to all college faculty: Taking care of YOU

Before I dive into this letter, allow me to first say "thank you" for the tremendous response to my first open letter to all college faculty. I admit, I didn't anticipate the positive reaction I've received. I hope the information in that letter continues to be valuable to you as you move forward in this …

An open letter to all college faculty

Coronavirus has turned this semester into the most unusual one any of us has ever experienced. Nevertheless, we advance, just a little bit more each day, in ensuring that the remainder of the 2020 academic year is a beneficial one for our students. I overheard one of our colleagues say during a recent webinar that …

MT. LEBANON MAGAZINE: The Warmth of Ramadan

Full disclosure: This story was written by "The Much Better Half" Mt. Lebanon Magazine examines what Ramadan means to one Muslim family. “There’s something about that time, 3 or 3:30 a.m., that brings peace for me,” she says. “I connect with the divine and am alone with my thoughts in a way that is not …

This is NOT a lost semester

The spring 2020 semester is unlike any other experienced in modern higher education. Consider that one of the more intriguing questions U.S.-based faculty were asking in January -- less than 90 days ago, mind you -- was whether the rhetoric from Washington would damage America's ability to recruit international students to our colleges and universities. …

Fraud

The man who knows no truth claims to know The Truth Each day, we are reminded of his smugness His every effort at being strong makes him weaker, more intolerable No decency, no humanity, no humility, no grace He cannot be He who is revered

Something small

Something small I do for you means everything You give to me means the world We do for a stranger in need is even more important

Time at home

Time at home Not away Time with you Yesterday and today Time for a smile And that between us look A moment of laughter And reading a book Time to think To wonder and dream Where might we go You and I, a team It’s getting late We head for bed We await tomorrow With …

The man stood

The man stood at the front of the room The people closest to him had reminded him, again to Project confidence, radiate warmth, be kind He said what he wanted to say As he had planned And how he wanted The smart ones stayed silent The weak ones roared approval The little boy in the …