In 2010 I wrote an article called The Cycle Of College Failure And Regret to point out that failing college can repeat itself and have lifelong implications. In this companion article I want to talk about what actions can be taken to both break that cycle and to prevent it before it happens. The Roots [...]
Spring Term 2012 Program Update
Students I want to congratulate all the students that I work with for their progress during this term so far. I especially want to commend the following students for their hard work: Alex in Virginia, Brendan and Danielle in Ohio, Nick and Max in Colorado, Rahul in D.C., Josh in Pittsburgh, Ben in New Jersey, [...]
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Student Senior Project: Walk for African Rural Schools Foundation
I’d like to congratulate Courtney Matessa on putting together a 2K walk, held on March 18th 2012, to raise funds for the African Rural Schools Foundation (ARSF). I was Courtney’s advisor for her senior project, and she designed and hosted this walk at North Boundary Park near Pittsburgh. I also helped Courtney research colleges, explore [...]
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Identifying College Failure Risk Factors Before College- For Treatment Professionals
This article is intended for treatment professionals and not a general audience. I routinely collaborate with many treatment professionals like psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists in my work. I’m the former director of an outpatient psychiatric center, so I understand how educational and clinical services can work together. One of the frequent questions that I’m asked [...]
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