Dr. Huerta’s research team at the Pullias Center reflects on mixing a graduate education with research Authors: Maria Romero-Morales, Edgar Lopez, Julie Nguyen, Maritza Salazar, Kyrie Sanchinelli-Salazar, Haille Thomas, and Rosalva Isidoro Feeling uncomfortable is the key to improving creativity and learning, academic and professional growth, and, especially, finding success in graduate school and beyond. In general, master’s and doctoral […]
The Pullias Center’s John Brooks Slaughter reflects on his unique role at the intersection of education and engineering. There have been many occasions when I have been asked, “What does a Professor of Education and Engineering do?” Over time I have developed an answer that on the surface may seem glib or flippant. I say, my job is to teach […]
Jennifer R. Keup, Executive Director of The National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, shares her perspective on this tumultuous year. When I was asked to serve as the guest editor of the December issue of the Pullias Center’s newsletter and write a story for the website, I braced myself for a daunting task. How does […]
“Mommy, do I have to go to college?” While the question itself stopped me in my tracks, what surprised me even more was how much I hesitated before answering my 9-year-old daughter. On the one hand, it should have been an easy “yes.” For starters, we are a family steeped in higher education. Both of my parents, who were first […]