Friday, June 27, 2025

The Great Divide: Online vs. On-Campus Teaching Preferences in Engineering Education

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The shift toward online learning (hustled along by the pandemic when academic programs were forced to go online) has revealed distinct prefe...
Monday, June 23, 2025

Making Your Next Move: Advise On Finding That Second Job

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Over the past couple of months, several former students have contacted me seeking career advice - help with resumes, discussions about poten...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

1967: The Summer of Ten

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Some summers stay with you forever. The summer of 1967 was one of those—caught between childhood and a world at war, between the Red Sox cha...
Thursday, June 12, 2025

Transforming Workforce Development at Holyoke, MA Dean Technical High School

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At yesterday's annual advisory board meeting, the ongoing partnership between Dean's educators and industry was clearly evident. The...
Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Why We Need to Rethink How We Define Skilled Technical Workers

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The way we classify skilled technical workers is broken—and it's impacting both workers and the economy. A new study reveals that the cu...
Monday, June 2, 2025

Maxwell's Four Equations That Changed Everything (Explained Without Numbers)

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This past spring semester, when a faculty member had to take an unexpected leave at the 5th week of a 15 week semester , I picked up an Elec...
Saturday, May 31, 2025

Beyond Perfect: Career Advice for the Class of 2025

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Another year, another semester, another graduating class. Cannot believe it has been 46 years since I graduated from UMass Amherst . Here’s ...