Being a graduate student in a competitive program and trying to read 52 books in a year are two goals that exist almost in complete opposition of each other. But I made it! Without further ado, here are my Top 10 Books of 2019: The Kremlin Conspiracy (Rosenberg): Joel Rosenberg earns the title of the…
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Impulse Read: The Right Thing
I am not a big shopper. Actually. Scratch that. I am not a shopper at all. I make a list, I check it twice, I go to the store, and I buy what is on my list. However, I do book shop. All the time. I love it. Library displays, book store shelves, estate sales:…
Unintentional Hiatus
Graduate school is no joke, y’all. It is hard. Not necessarily because of the material. Don’t get me wrong, the material is intense. I took the hardest test of my life two weeks ago and barely survived. I have never struggled with test anxiety or “blanking” during a test – until our last speech science…
Savor Endings
Change is hard. Endings are hard. Cliche, obvious statements to make, I know. But that does not make them any less true. Or change any less difficult. Just because something is good does not require that it must also be easy. Changes, goodbyes, endings all make me slightly more introspective and contemplative for a time….
Five Reasons to Pursue Job Shadowing
Many students graduate from high school and head off to college, blissfully pursuing a career. Sadly many students quickly realize they do not truly understand their chosen career. Job shadowing is the little known secret that allows students to get hands on, real life experience in their career of interest. Here are five reasons why…
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Flesh and Blood Humanity
I feel the need to write sometimes. To get it all out, finally, and see it organized neatly on a page. Sometimes I can, and sometimes that ability eludes me. A few years ago when I was struggling… in so many ways… it would be so hard to verbalize my pain and emotions. Writing was…
February Elevator Reviews
Are you looking for some good books for you, a friend, your children, or a family member? Are you too busy to read a full review? Do you ever think, “I don’t need all the little details. Just tell me whether or not it is good!” Then Elevator Reviews are for you. Pretend you and…
ABOVE AND BEYOND DEGREE EQUALITY (PART TWO)
From part one of this series: ” My distance degree is not worth “just as much” as a traditional campus degree – it is worth more. It is worth years of work, life experience, and personal growth. Let’s go above degree equality, let’s go above and beyond the status-quo. If you are going to be…
Above and Beyond Degree Equality (part one)
Welcome to the fight for degree equality. See, the majority of students will attend regular universities with classrooms and hallways and fire drills, and they will never have to prove or justify their degree. The majority of students will attend a university familiar to them and the people around them, earn a degree, put…