Albanian to American in higher education Enkelejda Demika NU ‘09 and Jim Stellar I first met Enkelejda at a high school science fair and immediately noticed a combination of the classic education hunger of an immigrant to US … Continued
Jim Stellar is tweeting I decided to try the experiment about which Ashley Stempel and I wrote about in a post in late December. Follow me on Twitter at ProvostStellar. The idea is to talk about Experiential Education and … Continued
Riding high on horse-human communication Susan Salk and Jim Stellar Susan is a professional writer and we became friends at our previous jobs. Recently, we began talking about the blog and how interesting it is that animals and … Continued
Inspiration is key to students from underrepresented groups Tamara Buchanan NU’07 and Jim Stellar When I was Dean at Northeastern, Tamara worked a little in my research laboratory but came to me with a proposition. She noted that … Continued
Re-entry from Abroad Programs – Culture Shock and What it Means Ruth Wyshogrod (NU ’10) and Jim Stellar On January 3, I posted an e-mail that Ruth wrote from Israel about her coop abroad program experience and how … Continued
Exploring Two Worlds Ute Wenkemann NU’11 and Jim Stellar What happens when a student from Germany comes to an American university that features a cooperative education program? Both are cultural adjustments, first from the home country and then … Continued