by juliehanna | Nov 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
by juliehanna | Jun 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
[socialring]At a recent conference of college counseling professionals (IECA), the keynote speech by Goucher College president Jose Antonio Bowen sparked a lot of discussion. Bowen, a music professor who still teaches, addressed the transformation of classroom...
by juliehanna | May 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
[socialring]The University of Virginia is wrapping up one of its most challenging school years ever. In September, the school faced the tragic murder of student Hannah Graham. In December, Rolling Stone dropped a bombshell on UVa with its story of campus...
by juliehanna | Apr 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
[socialring]A New York Times column by Frank Bruni about the insanity of college admissions has been making the rounds the past couple of weeks. In case you missed it, the article promotes Bruni’s new book on the topic. The author will be featured at New Trier in a...
by juliehanna | Mar 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
[socialring]Your helpful high schooler has come up with a list of potential colleges choices, which include a number of institutions located in Colorado, Washington and Oregon (and a few in California). What do these states have in common? Varying degrees of legalized...
by juliehanna | Feb 19, 2015 | Uncategorized
[socialring]In the latest parents’ newsletter from Tufts, Dean of Academic Advising and Undergraduate Studies Carmen Lowe shares a triumphant story of a once-foundering freshman who turned his college experience inside out. It offers some sound insight into some...
