Work in the Remote Real World: A Recent Post-Grad’s Reflection

By: Kathleen Stedman If you had asked me what I’d be doing in the summer after college graduation, chances are low I’d respond with work that had anything to do with organizational management. When the Covid-19 chaos arrived, I found myself at home, finishing my last semester of college remotely and asynchronously. I was already deeply entrenched in the process of applying to research positions, … Continue reading Work in the Remote Real World: A Recent Post-Grad’s Reflection

Cancel Culture and College Student Mental Health (Part 2): Addressing the Behavior to Benefit the Canceled, Those Who Fear Being Canceled, and the Canceler

by Dawn Wiese In Cancel Culture and College Student Mental Health (Part 1): Crippling the Canceled, Those Who Fear Being Canceled, and the Canceler, I provided an overview of cancel culture and how it affects the mental health and development of those who have been canceled, those who fear being canceled, and the canceler (Douglas, 2019; LeBlanc and Marques, 2019; Seemiller and Grace, 2019; The Jed Foundation, 2020, Wiese, … Continue reading Cancel Culture and College Student Mental Health (Part 2): Addressing the Behavior to Benefit the Canceled, Those Who Fear Being Canceled, and the Canceler

Cancel Culture and College Student Mental Health (Part 1): Crippling the Canceled, Those Who Fear Being Canceled, and the Canceler

by Dawn Wiese Andi Moritz – a name you’ve likely never heard. While a freshman at Bryn Mawr in 2016, she posted on a college ride-share board that she was seeking transportation to a political rally.  She didn’t get the ride; instead, she was excoriated by her peers for wanting to attend the rally.  As a student already struggling with anxiety and depression, she dropped out of … Continue reading Cancel Culture and College Student Mental Health (Part 1): Crippling the Canceled, Those Who Fear Being Canceled, and the Canceler

Good Riddance to Pomp and Circumstance

Virtual commencements put the graduate back in graduation. By Kate Shipley Richey Unprecedented times call for unprecedented adjustments, which has led countless colleges and universities to cancel, postpone, or replace their regularly scheduled commencement ceremonies with virtual commencement events. As these institutions scrap months, if not years, of planning, university officials and other curious observers wonder how to replicate the grand scale of a university-wide … Continue reading Good Riddance to Pomp and Circumstance