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Wake Forest and The Pearl

In this Issue We come to the end of the work week and there are a couple of things to smile about today: We have some great news about Wake Forest’s new initiative in Charlotte – very exciting. And for those of you with Deacs […]


Rainy Thursday

In this Issue: For those of you with Deacs in Summer Session I, they will have experienced some drizzle, some flat out rain, and a lot of grey in between. I went to the Quad Cam to get you a shot of campus and, […]


On Resilience

In this Issue: how to help your student build strength and resilience One of the greatest parts about going to school at Wake Forest (or working here) is that you are surrounded by very smart, very talented people, who are high achievers. But being surrounded […]


Two quick news stories

In this Issue: June is here – and even if I didn’t have a calendar to tell me it is June, I’d know the month by the condition of the Quad grass at the front of Wait Chapel. See all the brown parts? That’s dead […]


End of the Week Wrap Up

In this Issue: Happy end of the week, Daily Deac-ers! I am finally reunited with my phone (though it is not exactly synched the way it needs to be), so I am playing catch up on news. Here’s what I have for you today: Test […]


Things one should learn in college

In this Issue: today we talk about things one should ideally learn in college I am still on PTO so this is a lightly-edited pre-post. I run this column most summers in case it may be good fodder for conversations with your Deac. College learning […]


Tall Poppy Syndrome

In this Issue: I am closing out the last of my pre-posted Daily Deacs with Tall Poppy Syndrome (since I am just returning from France and I love the fields of French poppies).  Today I want to talk about poppies, and take a moment to […]


Maps and perspective

I am coming towards the end of my PTO, so this is a pre-post. In this Issue Because we are about to enter hurricane season in the Atlantic, and because my late mother panicked any time she heard the words “hurricane” and “the Carolinas” in […]


Your Students as a Resource

In this Issue: a reflection on why it is important to encourage your students to problem-solve at college and how you can help them grow needed independence skills I am on PTO still, and we will be dark Monday for Memorial Day, so this is […]


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