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 […]
The Worry Letter
In this Issue: Today I am sharing The Worry Letter, a post that encourages you to help your student know what to worry about (and what not to). This is a pre-post, as I am out of the office this week If you knew me in […]
Student Health Insurance (due every year!)
In this Issue: I am on vacation for the next week plus, so I have pre-posted Daily Deacs with some timely content. Enjoy! Weekly messages for new students and families Assuming everything goes to plan while I am gone, we will have sent a weekly […]
Commencement!
In this Issue: Note: today is a pre-post, as I am working Commencement Men’s Tennis National Champions! Congratulations to our tennis team on winning the NCAA Championship: “The Wake Forest men’s tennis team capped off an incredibly dominant 2025 campaign, capturing the second NCAA championship […]
Final Friday!!!!!!
In this Issue: It’s the Final Friday for our seniors and graduating students. The big day is almost here! Wishing all our P’25s and family members safe travels to Winston-Salem and a wonderful weekend! Enjoy every minute! Today I have just a few things to […]