Embracing the Laughter
For those of you who don’t know, I’ve selected #Light as my #OneWord2014. As part of living my OneWord, I’ve decided to help spread some light by profiling some of the happiest people I encounter....
View ArticleCreativity is a privilege
This week I was lucky to find myself sitting around a table with other Emerson College professionals in a meeting called “Conversations on Creativity.” As a college that prides itself on innovation,...
View ArticleIn defense of the fax machine
We’ve all heard the noise. That noise, while archaic, doesn’t mean it’s irrelevant. My friend Eric Stoller wrote a blog post this morning about the irrelevance of the dated fax machine. In his post,...
View ArticleOn the topic of recognition
I’ve spent the better part of the semester working with an incredible team of students to plan the annual Emerson Recognition and Achievement (ERA) Awards. It’s what you would expect for a college...
View ArticleWhy I’m vegan this week…
Food privilege. It’s a thing. As a meat-loving carnivore, I knew I would never go hungry eating in the cafeteria where I went to college. It never crossed my mind that having diverse selection of foods...
View ArticleWhen veganism goes well
As we embarked on the dining challenge, I knew I’d have highs and lows while eating as a vegan on campus. There would be easy moments, frustrating moments, bewildering moments and things that had never...
View ArticleStumbling through veganism
Well, that’s that. A week of veganism is in the books and I survived. Me, the king of bacon and steak frites, lover of ice cream and red dye #40 survived a week of being vegan. It wasn’t always easy....
View ArticleWith inclusivity, it’s the little things
Sometimes it’s the littlest gestures that mean the most. I’m proud to work at one of the most LGBT-friendly colleges in the country. Because of this, colleagues frequently ask what we do to be so...
View ArticleOf advocacy, risk, loss and holiday anxiety
I’m damn lucky. I’m financially stable, secure in my facts, able to convey opinions and comfortable in the loss that comes with advocacy. But as the holidays approach, I realize this places me in a...
View ArticleOf Post-It Notes and Positivity
A year ago today, I covered my office window with blank post-it notes. Many of you followed this activity via an earlier blog post – Post-It Project 2014. My hope was students and staff would stop by,...
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