Feature Posts

How do I avoid the perfectionism trap?

Sharon Saline, Psy.D. | March 29, 2024

Dear Dr. Saline, I recently started my first full-time job after graduating from college and feel like I’m struggling with the adjustment. I’ve had the usual ups and downs in school which come with ADHD.

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Rejection is normal, but not normalized

Sarah Zhang | March 22, 2024

After a grueling college admissions process, I was excited to begin my journey at the University of Michigan. Yet, I was surprised by the campus’s intense culture of club recruitment and internship applications. At the

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Play Can Save Us

Steve Nelson | March 17, 2024

The numbing ubiquity of human despair and political idiocy is enough to get a guy down. I spend far too much of my retired life with the New York Times on my lap.  My privilege

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Internet safety requires more than a Senate hearing

Thomas Muha | March 8, 2024

“I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through,” said Mark Zuckerberg, Meta founder and CEO, in the most recent congressional hearing on online child safety. Disingenuous as these words may be, they are more than just an

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Growth Over Grades: Top Ten Takeaways from Wharton Guru Adam Grant

Elaine Griffin | March 1, 2024

  The central question keeping me up at night as an educator is this: How can we maximize every student’s potential? This question emphatically isn’t about making sure a student becomes “the best” at anything

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Power of Words…

Marja Brandon | February 23, 2024

Your words have power…even beyond what you might already realize. Sure, we know a lot about tone, inflection, and volume, and we think we are aware of our word choices, but are we really? Beyond enabling

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Schools should teach media literacy

Hayden Buckfire | February 16, 2024

It has never been easier to spread misinformation, either deliberately or by accident, than it is right now. The digital age has amplified a diverse set of voices on social media, for better or worse.

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Can’t find a job? You’re not alone

Talia Belowich | February 9, 2024

As a senior in college still figuring out my post-graduation plans, I am far too familiar with the dreaded question, “What are you doing next year?” In an effort to defend my “I don’t know”

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Stop interacting with people you dislike online

Eliza Phares | February 2, 2024

On Dec. 18, 2023, comedian Ziwe Fumudoh sat down with recently-expelled congressman George Santos for a satirical-style interview to recap his short-lived career in Congress and inquire about what he plans to do in the future. When

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