Targeting Your Job Search for Success
A successful job search isn’t about finding just any job, it’s about finding the right job. Your search focus will consist of a job title or field, an industry, and a geographic area. This video…
Why Problem Solving is the Most Important Skill
“When am I going to use this?” “Why do I need to learn to do this by hand when my calculator/Google can do this for me?” “Why are you explaining how we came up with…
Debunking the Top 10 Common Myths about Graduate School
Choosing to pursue a graduate degree can be a difficult decision. While it is true that graduate school is not for everyone, many people base this decision on false preconceptions of what graduate school actually…
Keeping Electronic Research Notebooks: Principles and Pointers
I hope you are already aware of the importance of keeping a research notebook as you pursue your research, to record your results and thoughts. Given that, the goal of this post is to make…
Leadership with Empathy and Connection
At times, especially during our Covid work from home/shelter in place, emotions are extremely helpful to us – they provide a way to connect with the environments and people around us. At other times, emotions…
Latest Blog Posts from Kathmandu Post
Below are links to my most recent blog posts in The Kathmandu Post. https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/05/20/training-in-cultural-competency https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/06/04/caste-race-and-discrimination-1591171139 https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/04/22/dying-to-get-home https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/04/08/we-shall-overcome-1586328133 https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/03/25/a-good-time-to-think https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2020/03/12/ideology-of-hate
What Will Universities Look Like in the Fall?
Families across the United States are watching and waiting to see whether universities will open for the Fall 2020 Semester. The truth is that we will not return to normal in the near future. At…
Congratulations Class of 2020!
There is no doubt that all of us are grieving the loss of traditional commencement ceremonies this year. This is not how you or any of us imagined the culmination of four years of study,…
Happy Law Day- A celebration of the 19th Amendment, giving women the right to vote
Law Day, May 1, is a national day to celebrate the rule of law and its contributions to the freedoms Americans enjoy. Law Day had its origin in 1957, when American Bar Association (ABA) President…
When God Made Police Officers
When the Lord was creating peace officers, he was into his sixth day of overtime when an angel appeared and said, “You’re doing a lot of fiddling around with this one.” The Lord said, “Have…