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The author, who teaches PR to university students, explains the habits of students that grate on college professors. Here are some ways to ensure your professor will remember you—not so fondly: 1. Text in class. Do you really think we don’t … Continue reading →

Through anecdotes or proven track-records Milgram and Rasmussen agree:  It’s critical to show how you put those skills into action and contributed to the success of previous employers.  Providing specific examples of how these skills spelled success can mean the … Continue reading →

From The 7 Dumbest Things Students Do When Cramming for Exams The most common post-exam complaint is, “Why didn’t the lectures just teach us how to do the exam?” For the same reason sex isn’t just wetting a condom and … Continue reading →

Students in George Parrott’s psychology courses must bring homemade snacks each week to the (three-hour) laboratory section. They must work out a schedule such that groups of students make sure each session is covered and that snacks aren’t repeated from … Continue reading →

Steve Jobs in 2005: Death is life’s ‘change agent’ (VIDEO) Excerpts: You’ve got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large … Continue reading →

Students: Make sure you are getting the education you need, deserve and are paying for. BTW, such an education won’t be found in classes where A’s are handed out like Halloween candy. http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/our-unprepared-graduates/2011/09/30/gIQAJGYBBL_story.html Excerpts: These facts have been well documented … Continue reading →

September 26-30 is Banned Books Week. Free Your Mind: Read a Banned Book Each year the American Library Association assists in the coordination of Banned Books Week (BWW), an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of … Continue reading →

Some food for thought: 12 Ways to Survive 2011-12 “It’s time to smell the Starbucks and abandon the status quo that has cost colleagues their jobs, parents their bank accounts and students their future.” Column by Michael Bugeja, director of … Continue reading →

“Just as future managers will have their own likes, dislikes and personality quirks, so too do your professors.” A short list worth reading for students and faculty.

Students interested in journalism are invited to attend a showing of Deadline USA on Tuesday in my graduate ethics course. ( You are welcome to bring snacks.) We watch this 1952 movie because it presents a number of ethical issues … Continue reading →