Tips for getting oriented as an international student. More...
Academic Anxiety, Our Old Friend
Three tips for seizing the semester by feeding your confidence and starving your angst. More...
The Personal Journey of Jane Addams
There's a lot about the young adult years of Jane Addams that resonate with today's students. More...
Being a Critic Is Fine. Being a Builder Is Better
When I first started getting involved in interfaith work in the 1990s, I would go to conferences and criticize. I’d stand up from the floor and shake a fist at the people on the stage. You’re too white, too old, too boring, I’d say. Where are the young people? Where’s the social action. More...
My American Hero: Jane Addams
Jane Addams built American pluralism and shaped American citizens. She is the hero we need now. More...
Great Pieces of Advice I've Heard
By Matt Reed. The folks at the University of Venus blog on Inside Higher Ed did a piece a week or two ago on the best pieces of advice they had received. In the spirit of imitation as the sincerest form of flattery, I'll offer a few nuggets I've found useful over the years. Wise and worldly readers are invited to contribute their own. More...