Reading Time: 3 minutesSherri Singer is a professor and Department Head for Social & Behavioral Sciences at Alamance Community College in North Carolina. The pandemic is not over! While many states have lifted some restrictions, predictions are that we will have a rough fall semester. The problems our students experienced in the spring are now compounded by […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesChristal E. Carmichael is a Professor of Psychology at North Carolina Central University. It takes a very strong and confident individual to identify, acknowledge and work to rectify an issue that forces us to look within. Doing the self-work can in many ways be uncomfortable. Yet that same discomfort and fortitude can be the […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesEssie Childers is a Professor of Student Success at Blinn College in Bryan, Texas. COVID-19 has accelerated digitalization, promoting conversations of different learning pathways for students. Educators must find creative ways to engage students in the classroom as well as in an online environment. The landscape of higher education will never be the same, […]
Reading Time: 3 minutesSandy Keeter is a Professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida I grew up as a Navy dependent, moving every 2 years. Between kindergarten and 12th grade, I attended 10 different schools. Our family lived in different states, different countries and sometimes we were in the racial and ethnic […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesShawn Orr is faculty in the Department of Communication Studies and the Director of the Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence at Ashland University. As college administrators continue their planning and preparing for the fall semester’s influx of students (in whatever modality that might look like), faculty are equally busy. Tasked with figuring out […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesLeslie Driscoll is a freelance copywriter and proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community. Pride month often brings to mind parades with extravagant floats and festive onlookers—illustrating a stark change from its roots as a civil rights movement. But for those looking beyond the now-typical Pride bash, groups like the Stonewall Contingent and the Reclaim […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Annette Nellen, Co-Editor of the South-Western Federal Taxation series It is not uncommon for a business owner to employ family members or to co-own the business with family members. For example, a sole proprietor accountant might hire her teenage son to help with data entry, website maintenance, and office cleaning. Spouses might co-own and operate […]
Reading Time: 2 minutesShawn Orr is faculty in the Department of Communication Studies and the Director of the Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence at Ashland University. I recently participated in a panel presentation where we were asked to define quality learning and share how we incorporate quality-learning principles and experiences into our online courses. If I […]
