State Developmental Education Reforms
By: Abby E. Ryan (for Almy Education) Research has indicated that college and university developmental math programs, as they currently are, produce poor results with low student success rates. To address this, state legislators are intervening, creating policies that range from support for reform to mandated approaches. As a response, states and institutions are exploring […]
Education Reform: How Faculty Engagement Moves the Needle
By: Abby E. Ryan (for Almy Education) Higher education is typically in a state of reform. With the pandemic, that has only accelerated. When initiatives for change are enacted, having stakeholders at the forefront is critical to the amount of time needed for the initiative and its success. Which stakeholders have the most influence on […]
How Successful Course (Re)designs Help Eliminate Equity Gaps
By: Abby E. Ryan (for Almy Education) It’s no secret that higher education has an equity gap problem. But this isn’t a new issue or one caused by COVID-19. This has been an ongoing concern for far too long. Let’s take a look at what educational equity is, how it’s affecting our education system, and […]
Through My Daughter’s Eyes
My husband and I got married in 2018 in an old-fashioned movie theater. Nothing about our relationship was ever boring, so why would our ceremony be? Fourteen months later, on November 16, 2019, we had our daughter, Parker.
That Time When a Pandemic Taught Me How to Cook
Typical Millennial Before the pandemic, I was your typical millennial. If I wanted tacos, I went to the store for tortillas. If I needed rolls, I took a drive to the local supermarket to get them. If I wanted fries….well, you get the idea. Then, everything happened, and that part of my brain (that I […]
The Mental Struggle During COVID-19
The pandemic COVID -19 hit and our lives drastically changed. In my case, I just had my daughter four months prior, and I was shielding her from the flu. This simply involved not going out in public. Then, the pandemic arrived, and the flu seemed to be the least of our worries. To get through […]
Freelancing Tips for the Corporate World
A Passer By The art of freelancing can be a tricky beast. It’s not always the norm, but there are times when you feel like an outsider. Imagine going to a party where you don’t know a single soul. Your friend, who wanted you to accompany him, ditched for some reason or another. The problem […]
A World Less Lived, a Life More Considered
The COVID-19 pandemic is a downright vicious antagonist. Not only can it claim your life, but it can also rob you of your final moments with loved ones. I don’t like to start off a blog post in such a negative light, but unfortunately, this is our reality. Right now, there’s a big question mark […]
Is Freelancing Risky?
When you’re considering freelancing, you ask yourself a very important question. “Is freelancing risky?” After answering this question with the obvious “yes,” you ask yourself a second question. “Is it too risky?” Well, my question to you is, “how much risk are you willing to take?” The first thing you have to know is that […]