Brenda Shepherd
- Dec 6, 2019
- 2 min
Draw the Line
The week before Thanksgiving, one of my students met up with me in my office and regaled me with stories from her recent campus visits....
Brenda Shepherd
- Oct 29, 2019
- 2 min
Last-minute writing tips
(photo artist credit Instagram @joey_bearbower) This week my students fit neatly into two categories: ones who submitted their...
Brenda Shepherd
- Mar 11, 2019
- 2 min
Read.
I am not a teenager. Yet, a few years ago, I stood in Target and eyed the book cover of a popular Young Adult novel, intrigued by the...
Brenda Shepherd
- Jan 19, 2019
- 2 min
Dazzled by digital confetti: now what?!
“hello, when do I need to pick a college by” No capitalization. No punctuation. Perfect. Out of the blue, this text arrived, and I...
Brenda Shepherd
- Aug 19, 2018
- 2 min
Tah-dah! The college list!
Lists! I make grocery lists, agenda checklists, follow-up “to-do” lists. Lots of lists. On index cards, post-its, my iPad, and just plain...
Brenda Shepherd
- Jun 19, 2018
- 3 min
Your Future's So Bright
I started out my day by doing a happy dance in front of my home computer before heading out to the office. I simply couldn’t wait to...