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Mindfulness: Solutions for Coping with Stress

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. The American Psychological Association states that mindfulness is a concept that can be applied to various coping strategies, such […]

The Importance of Inclusivity

In 2023, the American Psychological Association [APA] published the second edition of its Inclusive Language Guide to continue its mission of eradicating “the destructive hierarchies that have marginalized people from […]

How To Be Successful Within A Group Assignment

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. This podcast was created using NotebookLM. Students can learn more about turning their course reading materials into podcasts in […]

Celebrate International Writing Centers Week! 

For many people, February may signify love, flowers, and candy hearts; for writing centers around the world, February means International Writing Centers Week, and it starts next week! We are […]

Writing The Body Paragraphs

If the introduction of your paper is the foundation of your paper, then the body paragraphs are what you build on the foundation. The body paragraphs follow a similar structure […]

Skill Up This January!

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. At the start of a new year, many of us are thinking about ways to do better in the […]

Happy Holidays!

The Academic Success Center (ASC) tutors and staff wish our readers a prosperous and joyful holiday season! Our regularly scheduled academic success and writing blog posts will return on Friday, […]

Using Color to Code Your Learning

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. With the view turned white from snow outside my Chicagoland window, I’m thinking about color. A bright red cardinal […]

The True Importance of Academic Essays

If you do not see the podcast player, please click the podcast link to listen. Students at all levels of education are expected to write. This writing can take on […]

Mind Mapping for Academic Success

If you do not see the podcast, click here to listen. Around my neighborhood in Illinois, the colors of autumn are on display everywhere I look, showcasing their brilliant reds, […]