Joining us on the podcast today is Dr. Roger H. Martin, author of the recently published book entitled, Off to College: A Guide for Parents, published by The University of Chicago Press. With Off to College, Dr. Martin helps parents understand the important period of the first year of college by providing the perfect tour of…
Like I’ve mentioned before, I love maps and the way they display data. So I came across this group of maps that display linguistic differences across the country on varying words and phrases. Joshua Katz, a Ph. D student in statistics at North Carolina State University, takes stuff like “how do you pronounce ‘crayon’?” and “how…
In this interview we spoke with Nadia Zhiri, a principal with Treanor Architects, a firm specializing in architecture, planning, interior design, historic preservation and graphic design. Treanor’s portfolio and experience includes work on 175 student life projects at 75 campuses, encompassing over 20,000 beds in residence halls or Greek houses. Nadia talked to us about an…
In this interview we spoke with Mike Clardy, the director of communications and media relations at Auburn University, about the issue of the “Toomers Corner” tradition and how that impacts student life on campus. Mike has served at Auburn University for the past 15 years. He has 23 years of experience in higher education advancement,…
