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How To Get Up and Go When Your Motivation Got Up and Went

I am lying on the couch in the middle of the day on a sunny afternoon, and my motivation to do absolutely anything else has left. The. Building. I dont know whats wrong with me, but I do know whats not wrong with me. I am not sick. I am not more tired than usual. I am not due

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How I Landed Four Internships (and Counting) During the Pandemic

My name is Morgan Peterson and I am currently a rising senior at North Carolina State University. I am majoring in Fashion and Textile Management with a concentration in Brand Management and Marketing. I spent this semester at the London College of Fashion in the UK studying Fashion Business. I took classes in Public Relations,

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Six Ways Teachers and Parents Can Help Their Teens Cope

Im a high school health teacher, and since San Franciscos shelter-in-place order went into effect, Ive been conducting Zoom classes with my studentsentering their homes every day through a computer screen. Teaching and learning in a virtual classroom are a very different experience for all of us, so is spending all of our time at

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The 2020-2021 Common App Will Have a Question About COVID-19

Students have faced challenges of every kind during the pandemic shutdown this Spring. For the academic year 2020-2021, the Common App is acknowledging that major disruption to their lives and adding a question that will allow them to explain the ways they were impacted. In this dedicated space on the application students will be able

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New Student Loan Interest Rates Drop to Record Lows for 2020-21

Each year, the interest rates on federal education loans are set in mid-May. Based on todays Treasury note auction, we have just learned that interest rates for these loans will drop to an all-time low. Amidst so much disappointment about what next year will look like for students going to college, this is one piece

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Zoom, It’s Not Just For Work: 30 Fun Activities Families Can Do Online

At first we had no idea how we were going to stay connected. Then we discovered that there were, in fact, many ways to interact even if we could not physically be together. We started Skyping, FaceTiming and Zooming with friends and family.  We celebrated Zoom birthday celebrationsbook clubs.and those ubiquitous happy hours. But now

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Now More Than Ever, I’m Grateful My Daughter and I Share This

For my 17-year-old daughter, school shut its doors unceremoniously in mid-Marchthere would be no graduation, no prom, no senior spring break trip, just an apologetic email that the school would scramble to provide online courses and keep her occupied while at home. At the end of the note was a plea for parents to pitch

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“Hamilton” Is Coming to a Screen Near You and We Can’t Wait

When I first heard about Lin-Manuel Mirandas Hamilton I was smug in my certainty that there was simply no way I was going to enjoy a rap/musical about Alexander Hamilton. Boy, was I wrong. Hamilton is hands down the most engaging, educational, entertaining show I have ever seen. And now there is reason for elation

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Kindness and Empathy Are Still a Thing

Ive decided I need to stop grocery shopping.Every time I leave, I end up crying in the car. Todays shop was going to be quick and simple.I only needed a few essentials (And by essentials I mean whipped cream, cape cod potato chips- reduced fat wavy sea salt brand, and shredded cheese; to name a

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Life Without Memory: I Will Never Forget You, Mom, Even If You Forget Me

Interesting conversations are a distant memory. Thankfully, mom still remembers me.  At 78, she woke up from hip surgery and her memory was shot. Her hip healed quickly. Her memory didnt. Just like that, my mom had dementia and both of our realities changed.   I waited for my with it mom to return as dementia

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