2020 has been a game-changer, especially for many of you who entered college this fall in a world altered by COVID-19. Your experience is likely similar to my own son’s. In the bizarre blur since March, Evan shifted to online learning, completed high school, and entered college. No prom. No customary graduation ceremony. No face-to-face […]
On October 1, 1950, the Boston Globe published an article on the feast of Saint Rosalia, the patron saint of Palermo. As the colorful and festive event unfolded in the Italian North End, a member of the processional band, the tuba player, was captured in a photo eating “a piece of pizza, famous Italian tomato-spice-cheese […]
Lots! While the Registrar may seem mysterious or just the office where you sign up for classes or request a transcript, a Registrar’s Office does many things for students, their institution, and are connected to pretty much every department on campus! The Registrar’s Office is the “Keeper of the Academic Record.” Our job is to […]
“Life is a succession of lessons,” counseled nineteenth-century writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, “which must be lived to be understood.” The Emmanuel community is being schooled in some difficult lessons as together we navigate the abrupt pivot to a remote campus and fully online teaching. Faculty and students alike mourn for daily routines now completely upended. […]
This post originally appeared on Dr. Vincent Cannataro’s personal blog. Updated resources and additional links may be available there as COVID-19 progresses. I spent a large chunk of my graduate training researching and modeling novel pathogen spread, and I am currently teaching both a “Current Topics in Biological Research” class and an “Introduction of Evolutionary […]
When thinking about the return to classes after Spring Break, no one could imagine it looking like this. But during this unprecedented time, colleges are figuring out the balance of public safety and enforcing social distancing, while trying to recreate the college experience that you are used to. While this new format of learning can […]
Can you spare a square? It is hard to process just how quickly the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has forced itself upon us. Part of its devastating effects have been in its relentless pace. As I am writing, the World Health Organization (WHO) moved to classify COVID-19 an official pandemic one week ago. President Trump then […]
As colleges and universities across the country officially kick off another academic year, a new class of freshmen is both excited and nervous about joining the ranks as college students. For those feeling some apprehension about starting the next chapter of your lives, I say to you: don’t worry, you’re not alone! One of the […]
When I went to college back in the day, people didn’t have these nifty cell phones I see all over the place now. We weren’t texting each other images that cleverly represented our current emotional state, and a “selfie” only occurred if you accidentally wasted a shot on a disposable camera. Back then, it was […]
On the evening of Monday, June 4th, I was sitting in a dimly lit theater enjoying a getaway after finals and graduation. Determined to disconnect for a week, I wasn’t checking social media, I’d switched off CNN, and I was blissfully unaware of what was happening in American pop culture. Until an iPhone screen lit up […]
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Insights is a collaborative blog in which members of Emmanuel College’s administration, faculty and staff share their authentic viewpoints, perspectives, thought leadership and examples of scholarly work. Focusing on the needs and curiosities of both prospective and current students, the blog provides an opportunity for readers to seek out, learn from and make connections with the greater Emmanuel community.
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