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Things one should learn in college

In this Issue: today we talk about things one should ideally learn in college Today I am bringing back a past column from the archives. There may be things in here worth talking about with your Deac when they are home on break (either Thanksgiving […]


On Resilience

In this Issue: Resilience, one of the most crucial life skills your students can build Since it is the start of a new semester, this seems like an appropriate time to put a plug in for the notion of building resilience. Your students are building […]


Faculty and Administration Etiquette

In this Issue: I am a big believer in helping students (and families) understand some of the unwritten rules of college. I never like to learn things the hard way myself, so I try to share things that might keep your Deac from making an […]


On Failure

In this Issue: Weekly Message for New Families It’s Tuesday, which means we have sent out a new Weekly Message for New Families. You can read today’s message here, or visit the archive. Let’s talk about failure The very word “failure” makes a […]


To the Seniors, to Make Much of Time

In this Issue: Today is Campus Day for Accepted Students, so we are welcoming admitted students in the Class of 2027 (and their families!) to campus. This is a pre-post (because today is my last day of PTO) but I am hoping against hope that […]


Supportive messages

In this Issue: Ways You Can Use Supportive Messages to Help Your Student In my graduate school program (about higher education), I read a lot of articles about college students’ communication with their parents/families/loved ones. One of the articles talked about a variety of supportive […]


Planning Travel, Particularly Airline Tickets

In this Issue: Considerations as you make travel plans for the 2023-24 academic year Wishing a happy Passover to those who are observing Considerations as you make travel plans for the 2023-24 academic year Several new families have called or emailed lately with questions about […]


Faculty and Administration Etiquette

Before we get to the main topic, I want to note that incoming students who are not in compliance with our immunization requirements received this message this afternoon. I try to run this post each summer as we get closer to the start of […]


Tall Poppy Syndrome

Today’s post, Tall Poppy Syndrome, is one that historically generates a lot of emails. I like to run it in the fall before the school year begins, just to help plant the seed (pardon the pun) of new students avoiding the compare-and-contrast game with their […]


The Worry Letter

Today I am sharing The Worry Letter, an oldie-but-goodie from the archives. If you knew me in real life, you’d know I am a weapons-grade worrier myself (it’s part of my genetic makeup; I come from a long line of women who worried). I was […]


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