The Speaker’s Voice
Higher Education’s DEI Effort: Are colleges and universities performing structural changes or just being performative?
Recently, the country watched Nikole Hannah-Jones engage in a battle with UNC Chapel Hill’s board of trustees over approving tenure for a professorship she was recruited to fulfill. Hannah-Jones is an accomplished, award-winning journalist, whose accolades include a...
Embracing the Change
As a speaker, actor, and singer-songwriter in order for me to have risen to each perspective stage in my career, I had to embrace the change. What you are looking for is also looking for you. Whatever stage you are at right now in life, please know that you are not...
The Turning Tide: Parties Post-Pandemic
It’s time to have a frank and honest conversation. Even during the nationwide COVID pandemic shutdown, some college students were indeed continuing to host and attend social events with little regard for health, safety and risk management policies. When we return to...
DAVID STETTER NAMED CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER OF CAMPUSPEAK
June 16, 2021, – CAMPUSPEAK announced today the appointment of David Stetter as its Chief Marketing Officer effective immediately. “Almost three years ago David Stetter joined the CAMPUSPEAK Team as the Sr. Director of Strategic Initiatives. Since that time he...
The Door Must Close For the Next to Open
As the final year of high school begins to wrap up, seniors across the nation are gearing up for graduation, finalizing college plans, and beginning the transition from a very familiar life into a short hot summer, and then off to an unfamiliar place of new...
Happy Pride 365
If you attend any Pride parade or festival across the country, you’ll see hundreds of organizations, schools, and companies showing their visibility and support for the LGBTQ community. However, though many states have recently started to open back up, many Pride...
When Re-Entry Anxiety is Getting to You
If you’ve been feeling more jittery about re-engaging after the pandemic, you’re not alone. There’s actually a “fancy psychological term” that has been circulating to describe the feeling: Re-entry anxiety. Essentially, it’s the notion that many of us are feeling...
Are You Meeting the Pain or the Promise
So often we find ourselves complaining about the quality of relationships we have. We want to have top notch friendships, intimacy and family time, but are we willing to put in the time to be prepared for the promise from ourselves and others? A number of years ago I...
A Year After The 2020 Summer of Black Lives Matter
“There are years that ask questions and years that answer.” – Zora Neale Hurston It has been nearly one year since the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rayshard Brooks, and others resulted in a global protest movement gripping the...
I Quit!
“Letting go has nothing to do with “quitting.” Ask yourself, “Am I sticking it out, or am I staying stuck.” You know yourself best. —Alex Elle Your gift will make you quit. Did I sink your boat? Did I rock your world? Did I at least make you think twice? You have...
6 Lessons I Learned From Being a First-Generation College Student
Being a first-generation college student isn’t easy. From navigating campus life to meeting your own — and your family’s — expectations, there’s a lot to be aware of when embarking on the college journey for the first time. I currently work with students of diverse...
JUMPING ALL IN
A lot has happened in this past year alone. From the current government, racial tension, the pandemic, and much more, it was not easy to be inspired to move ahead. I am here to tell you, in the midst of adversity, we can and we must keep marching on. It is time to...
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