Historical context helps us to better understand the world behind today’s headlines. The ethnicity of the Tsarnaev brothers, accused of the bombing of the Boston Marathon in April, 2013, has generated commentary about Chechnya and the Russian wars since the 1990’s to subjugate this mountainous region. The historical context of this news reporting has been
Read More.Albertus Legacy – A Mother’s Dream
Legacy students at Albertus are those with a family member who has graduated from the College. The tradition goes back to the earliest days of Albertus: a member of the class of 1929 – the second graduating class – had a sister who graduated in 1936, a daughter who graduated in 1955 and a granddaughter
Read More.High-Impact Practices: The Key to College Success and the Hallmark of an Albertus Education
Have you ever taken a course in which you wrote all of the papers, took all of the exams, passed or even received an A, but a month after it was over, remembered little or nothing about the content, or could no longer apply what you had learned? People have an amazing capacity for such
Read More.Building Confidence from Going Back to College
It’s coming to that time of year again: that time when the happy new graduates go on to achieve their future goals after gaining their degrees. They are all gleaming with confidence and pride. Going back to college – or going to college for the first time as a working adult – can be stressful
Read More.Leadership Passion: the Secret Ingredient of Effective Leaders
Realizing your potential, reaching your potential, and helping others to realize and reach theirs as well…that’s leadership! Howard C. Fero, PhD The Leadership Doc There are many ways to be an effective leader, to inspire our followers, and most importantly to inspire leadership in all those around us. In this inaugural Leadership post in the
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