Tag: Higher Education
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Who Has to Mow Around Your Idea?
Yesterday, I wrote about the $2.50 evergreen trees I planted outside Joy Hall about 26 years ago. I wrote about discovering that they are still there and about how some of the small things we do as leaders can continue making a difference long after anyone remembers who did them. There is another part of…
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The $2.50 Trees
When creating the blog banner for yesterday’s post, I found a current photo of Joy Hall at Greenville University. I was looking at the building itself, trying to remember what it looked like when I was the Resident Director there in the late 1990s, when something along the side of the building caught my attention.…
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The Freshman Who Wasn’t
Many years ago, probably August of 1998 or 1999, I was sitting outside Joy Hall at Greenville College on the first day of school. It had been move-in weekend, which meant I was exhausted. I was the Resident Director of Joy Hall, and after helping welcome a building full of new students and their families,…
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A Roommate Assignment and a Family Tree
This time of year, my social media feed is filled with pictures of parents taking their kids to college. There are pictures of dorm rooms, cars packed with far too much stuff, families standing in front of college signs, and parents talking about the mixture of pride and sadness that comes with driving away and…
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Lessons from Project Hail Mary for Educators
Project Hail Mary Spoiler Alert. I give Project Hail Mary – 👎👎👎👎. If you don’t get this reference, you are not ready to read this article. Today I watched one of the most powerful movies I have seen in a long time, and I cannot stop thinking about it. Project Hail Mary. One thing I…
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Understanding Students’ New Expectations for Education
Recent discussions highlight that students are recalibrating their expectations due to political and global turmoil, resulting in caution about education as an investment. They seek immediate, practical value from schooling, desiring skills that aid in navigating an unpredictable future. By redefining education’s role, we can help rebuild students’ confidence in their paths forward.
Brandon D. Hill, PhD 