How A Gap Year Experience Positions a Student to Flourish in College
Each August around 20 million people head off to their college experience. In an odd paradox college is both more accessible and more risky than it has ever been. From the founding days of our country until the end of World War II the college experience was mostly reserved for the very wealthy. The post…
The Importance of Trusting Your People
Dwight D. Eisenhower spent over a year crafting the most intricate battle plan the world had ever seen, but he knew that if soldiers didn’t change the plan in the field, they would fail. June 6th, 1944, is likely the single most significant day of the entire 20th century. This is the day in World…
Truth or Comfort?
Over the years of teaching and coaching undergraduate and graduate students, I’ve learned a lot about what tends to move someone to pursue higher education. Oh, sure, there are studies in academic journals that offer valuable insights as to why someone from this or that demographic says, “I want to go to college.” Let me…