Every spring semester, I shake off the winter routine by taking a short, weekly “break” from my role as dean to teach a class. It’s one of my favorite things to do as a teacher, clinical psychologist, and college administrator. This year, I am teaching the 300-level psychology course Approaches to Psychotherapy, which focuses on […]…Continue Reading Refueling in the Classroom
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What Time Off Did for Me
Several weeks ago, I invited students interested in writing guest posts for this blog to contact me. Happily, one of them was Zane Anthony ’16.5, who writes today about his gap semester. —Shirley M. Collado By 12th grade, I developed a senioritis so bleak and merciless that I felt like a crayon in a crayon […]…Continue Reading What Time Off Did for Me
Self-Fulfilling Rhetoric
Anyone who pays attention to the news gets a regular dose of misery, as media outlets, and the people they quote, seem to vie for more alarming ways to recount the gridlock, stonewalling, and infighting of our nation’s leaders. I’ve wondered if these situations are as bad as described, or if the descriptions cause the […]…Continue Reading Self-Fulfilling Rhetoric
Stepping Outside Comfort Zones
My guest blogger this week is Kathryn Benson ’13, writing about a question that made her stop and think. I’ve enjoyed working with Kathryn in her leadership roles on campus. She is active on many fronts and always seems to have creative ideas about ways to address pressing issues. —Shirley M. Collado Two summers ago, […]…Continue Reading Stepping Outside Comfort Zones
The Big Picture
This week, my guest blogger is Rachel Sider ’14. Rachel is a tireless advocate for many causes, and she encourages students to work together on behalf of issues that matter to them. She has worked with such groups as the national student organization J Street U, Community Council, Somali-Bantu ESL Tutoring Group, Juntos, and the […]…Continue Reading The Big Picture
It’s That Time of Year
Welcome back! I hope you had a rejuvenating holiday break and that you are looking forward to an exciting J-term.n One of the things I love about this time of year is the snow. Many of us longed for it last winter because it was in short supply. This is why I was delighted to […]…Continue Reading It’s That Time of Year
Thank You for the Dark
When December rolls around, those of us who haven’t lived here long enough to completely acclimate are often surprised, sometimes depressed, by how DARK it can get. By four in the afternoon, it can feel as if the whole world is going down for a long sleep. Rip Van Winkle may have lived in a […]…Continue Reading Thank You for the Dark