The Mirror of Stress I’ve realized something after years on both sides of the classroom. For faculty, the most stressful day of the semester is Day 1. We set the systems and policies that everyone will live with for sixteen weeks — and we make […]
Month: August 2025
The Week Before: A Calm, Confident Launch
The Week That Feels… Strange This week always feels strange, doesn’t it? Summer has its own rhythm: slow mornings, flexible days, deciding what to do as you go. Then suddenly, the semester is here—and life doesn’t fit the same way anymore. It’s like parking on […]
Declutter Your Mental Backpack
It’s two weeks until summer break ends and fall semester 2025 begins! The Hidden Weight of Week -2 In the weeks before classes start, everything looks quiet on the surface—but inside, students and faculty are already carrying weight. Not textbooks. Not laptops. The mental backpack. […]
