A Shortage of Cybersecurity Talent – and a Solution
The global shortage of cybersecurity professionals is nearly 3 million. In other words, we could meet the global cybersecurity workforce shortage if all the people in Arkansas earned their computer science degrees, put on their…
What Causes Gas Price Fluctuation?
A few months ago, I was driving with my wife, and she and I were deep into a discussion. I pulled into the gas station, went into the store and paid $25 for gas,…
CHINA CATCHES UP: How did China acquire so much technology so quickly?
Here’s how it usually works: HUGE MARKET OPPORTUNITY Companies succumb to the “Give me the technology or you will miss the 1.3 billion people marketplace” threat. LET’S COOPERATE We will work with you in a Joint…
U.S. Immigration Debate – A Historical Perspective
Immigration has dominated the recent news cycle with images from our southern border of patrol agents—acting on the zero-tolerance policies of the Trump administration—separating parents and their children. The Supreme Court has recently ruled in…
Sensory Processing Differences and Autism
One of the defining characteristics of the autism diagnosis is a tendency to over-react or under-react to sensory input or to have an unusual pre-occupation with certain sensory aspects of the environment. How individuals with…
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Bittersweet
I have recently started reading a powerful book called Bittersweet by Susan Cain where she asks her readers to dig deep into…
Article review: Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Regard
By Drs. Sheila Boysen, Mike Cherry, and Lesley Page In…
Students Return From LUCE Program in Rome
Veni, Vidi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered). These…
Dr. Livingston Visits Students in Rome
This week, Dr. David Livingston, Lewis University President, visited the…
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Anxiety as a Superpower
Introduction Nearly all human beings experience anxiety on a regular basis. It can be expressed as future-oriented worry (“Will I pass this the test in 2 weeks?”), concern about how we are being perceived (“Everyone here thinks I’m stupid”), and/or fear that something might happen…
My New Favorite Orchestra
I’ve been involved in symphony orchestras, playing and conducting, since 1967. If you want to skip over my recollections and jump to the punch line, you will find the name of my new favorite orchestra at the end of this blog. Huntington, West Virginia, where…
Lewis Students take an Educational Pilgrimage to Assisi
People love celebrating their hometown heroes, and this is especially true for Assisi which celebrates St. Francis and St. Clare, who lived in the 13th century. Students at the Lasallian Universities Center for Education (LUCE) in Rome visited the unique hill town in the region…