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by MaryAlice Bitts-Jackson It takes imagination to make a big career leap and strategy and versatility to land on solid ground. That’s the very stuff Dickinsonians are made of. So in an era when more people are switching careers than ever—and, in some cases, doing so several times—we asked alumni to show us how it’s done and offer their career-reinvention stories and advice. Lynn Waldo Smiledge ’75:  Keep Learning   Early in her career, Smiledge pivoted within her industry. Then, at age 50, she crafted an entirely different career.  Education: Art history and biology major. B.S.,...

Copied! Stephen Carlson knows how much dedication and time must be put on schoolwork in order to reach lofty life goals. Carlson, a Princeton grad and tight end for the Browns, has used a strong work ethic all his life to graduate from an Ivy League school and reach his third season in the NFL. He shared some of his advice with third and fourth grade students from Wade Park School in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, on Tuesday, which was Tackle Reading Across America Day, and read "Every Good Thing," a children's book about courage, perseverance and self-respect, by D...

Photo: Dustin Belt/ Unsplash via Bazaart As we know, the periods of lockdowns over the last year have meant that many have struggled with maintaining their general well-being, which concerns one’s mental and physical health. This is made clear in Mind’s June 2020 report titled ‘The Mental Health Emergency’, which looks at the effect of the pandemic on mental health; they found that out of around 16,000 people who participated in their study, over half of adults and over two thirds of teenagers told of their worsened mental health in the early April to May period of 2020. Loneliness ...

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has allocated $40,000 to New Zealand Winegrowers to deliver 12 wellbeing workshops in winemaking regions. MPI said it had been a challenging 12 months for the industry, with weather events, and labour supply issues and market uncertainty caused by Covid-19. “The severity of these impacts has varied across regions. The workshops will give people the tools to help them tackle the year ahead with a positive frame of mind,” MPI’s director of rural communities and farming support Nick Story said. Supplied New Zealand Winegrowers’ leadership and...

My ask to faculty is this: please, keep up the flexible teaching.