With so much focus on STEM programs, we often overlook the great opportunities available to students who live on the more creative side of life. Format Magazineprofiles a wide range of job opportunities available to…
I’m not God’s gift to leadership. I have many shortcomings. I have good days, however, and I’ve learned, over time, how to string more good days together than bad ones. These are the values I…
Tariffs make no sense You know when you get to be 74 you either retire and mow your lawn six times a day, and look forward to the next doctor’s appointment, or you keep doing…
An article “Parents Are Giving Up Custody of Their Kids to Get Need-Based College Financial Aid” on ProPublica has exposed potential fraud whereby affluent families are signing over custody of their high school-age children in…
A friend emailed me an opinion piece recently published in the Wall Street Journal. You can read “Adam Smith’s Refreshing Idea of Justice; His definition attempts to minimize harm while maximizing freedom” by Vernon Smith.…
In an era of rampant cries of fake news, the aphorism that instructs us to “believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear” has engendered an appropriate amount of healthy skepticism.…
One of the benefits of working at a university that has aviation programs is that I was invited to tour the new maintenance hangarthat American Airlines opened at O’Hare International Airport. What was even more…
On April 4, 2019, the Representative Assembly (RA) of the American Occupational Therapy (AOTA) voted to maintain two points of entry into the field of occupational for individuals looking to become occupational therapists (OTs). Why…
Here is some completely unsolicited advice in no particular order from someone who is rapidly approaching his get-off-my-lawn stage. Respect your elders, kids. Do not procrastinate. No good ever comes from leaving something to the…
STEM Classes and career still dominated by males Research findings published by Dr. Shalini Kesar from Southern Utah University, in cooperation with Microsoft, reveal that despite national efforts a gender gap remains in STEM fields.…