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Archive for March 4th, 2022

The PG Library:  It’s Worth an Indiana Jones Sequel!

If you do not see the podcast player, click here to listen. Susquehanna Jones was an amateur bibliographer, and had traveled the world searching for the best repositories of knowledge. Yet the […]

“Hmm … what the heck is the subject of Errol’s blog this time?  That’s weird – it has no title!”   Yup, my point exactly:  we need that so-important item […]

Harnessing the Power of Mindset

As a new year begins, many people make new year’s resolutions. Whether you resolve to eat better, move more, or learn a new skill, having a “can do” mindset can […]

A Return to Writing

Hi there! My name is Paige Erickson, and I’m a faculty member from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. Welcome to the Academic Success Center Blogcast. In this episode, […]

An Important Must for any Writer:  That Second-Coolest Paragraph, the Concluding Paragraph!

The lemmings of writing fall into the abyss of confusion and “Huh?” by the reader.  These are the essays, the columns, the articles that read as if a knife suddenly […]

Crafting the Utterly Coolest Paragraph: The Opening Paragraph

“We are the first – yippee!”  Oh, yes, how true:  the opening paragraph IS the first paragraph, but it so much more:  it is the coolest paragraph in any writing!  […]

To Use “I” or Not to Use “I”: That Is Not Really a Question

“How can I show my experience and opinion without using ‘’I’?” a student recently asked for about the billionth time in my teaching career.  Hi everyone! This is TK from […]

Destroying The He-Himself Syndrome: Getting Rid of Words and Phrases That Are Obvious and Bloat One’s Writing

Let’s see, I need to write about my life. Okay, this is how I’ll start: “To me my life has been, in my honest opinion, actual joy. The life’s experiences […]

Teaching Students to Adapt to Change Makes Them Better Communicators and Professionals

In the past few years, the US workforce has gone through a shift in social norms, especially around issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Citizens are demanding change through anti-racist […]

Teaching Inclusive Communication and Evolving Language as a Professional Skill

“Oh TK, that’s just politically correct BS!” “Let me guess, we’re ‘woke’ in this class?” “I always use that word. It’s not a slur.” “Am I going to be ‘cancelled’ […]