Brenda Shepherd
- Dec 4, 2023
- 3 min
WHAT DRIVES AN INCREASE IN APPLICATIONS?
When I work with students, we focus on the parts of their applications they can mostly control: selecting appropriate courses, earning...
Brenda Shepherd
- Apr 17, 2023
- 1 min
BE BOLD AND UNIQUELY YOU
Last year a scandal unfolded exposing the fraudulent paintings displayed by the Orlando Museum of Art, purporting to be originals of the...
Brenda Shepherd
- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
essays: no need to freak out
In episode #500 of the Freakonomics Radio podcast, Dr. Ruth Simmons, President of Prairie View A&M University, recounts a time when she...
Brenda Shepherd
- Dec 26, 2021
- 2 min
THE FINE PRINT
One of the best times of the year is now, when students send me their acceptance letters from their rolling, early action, and early...
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....