Parent Confidential
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Resources v. Advice: One Dean/Parent's Story
March 9, 2011I write this entry from my vantage point as both the Dean of Wheaton’s Filene Center for Academic Advising and Career Services and the father of a college sophomore. In these distinct but, in this case, related roles I have come to appreciate the value that well-informed, and appropriately involved, parents can have in the lives of college students. More » -
Warning! It's the Middle of the Term
October 7, 2010October brings many things to the Wheaton campus: a few days off to catch our breath and enjoy the foliage, Homecoming and Halloween. But October is also the season of midterms and mid-semester warnings, and thus, as the leaves begin to fall, I’m reminded of my high school geometry teacher, Mr. Merrick. More » -
You Want to Go Where? And Do What?
September 14, 2010Ten things parents should know about studying abroad. More » -
The Inaugural Edition
August 19, 2010Hello from a campus that each day fills up a little more with students arriving back here earlier than others. Those include athletes (soccer, field hockey, volleyball, track and field and tennis), resident advisors, preceptors (academic peer advisors), orientation staff…the list goes on. It sometimes feels like it would be easier to keep track of [...] More »
