KUOW

Some colleges scrap diversity questions from admissions essays. Will it change how students talk about themselves?

Starting this year, some colleges have changed or removed essay prompts that referenced diversity from their admissions ...
Arizona Daily Wildcat

OPINION: Talking about Latinx/Hispanic college experience

I am a second generation Mexican American and the first woman in my family to attend a four-year university. The University of Arizona has ethnically diverse people of various ethnicities, and the ...
The Cornell Daily Sun

People Value Experiences More Than Objects, Study Says

Are people more likely to be happy talking about the designer jeans they got at Christmas last year or about an epic spring break trip skydiving in Fiji? According to a new study by Prof. Thomas ...
WGAL

Oldest and youngest Pennsylvania delegates talk about experiences at Democratic National Convention

UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES OF THIS CONVENTION. I’VE BEEN HERE SINCE 95 YEAR OLD ANGIE GELATO STILL WEARS HER JIMMY CARTER BUTTON FROM THE 1976 CONVENTION. THE FIRST SHE ATTENDED. I LOVED THEM ALL. A ...
Forbes

Let’s Give Them Something To Talk About—And Other Songs About Customer Experience

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shep Hyken is a customer service/CX expert, author & keynote speaker. If you have been to a conference, you may recall that music ...
The Conversation

‘Oh that happened to me, too!’ Sharing your experiences in conversation is common but sometimes it’s best to just listen

Kim Felmingham has received funding from the NHMRC and the ARC. Do you have a friend who responds to almost every anecdote you tell with “Oh my gosh, me too! This reminds me of when that happened to ...
New York Post

It’s the hot new networking event — but you can’t brag about your job

Geoff Woliner, 42, came up with the idea for a networking event where participants couldn't talk about their jobs. The Notworking Experience launched in February, and recently arrived in the Big Apple ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Nickel: A few Bucks talk about their college experiences, the transfer portal and NIL

As Marquette University marches onward to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, a couple of Milwaukee Bucks were asked for their thoughts on how the landscape of college basketball has changed drastically ...
EdSurge

Why We Need to Talk About Teacher Trauma

“We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee. Through his current role, his experience ...
NPR

'The Talk' is a graphic memoir about the experiences of Black children and parents

When Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Darrin Bell was six years old, he had an encounter with a police officer. That event, which he kept secret for much of his life, reaffirmed "the talk" he'd just ...
People

Ashton Kutcher Gets Emotional Talking About His Twin Brother's Near Death Experience

Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also published stories in Forbes and worked in broadcast television as a reporter for Hawaii-based ...