As you’re putting together your academic schedule for the spring semester, we hope you’ll consider enrolling in Braven’s 3-credit course: HLLC Special Topics II: Braven Accelerator (designed for sophomores and juniors but open to all students). In just one semester, …
One of the silver linings of the Covid-19 pandemic is the abundance of advances in telecommunication. As a result, online offerings of guided meditation and yoga classes have become much more prevalent—and easier to do at home than ever, even for …
In some ways, video meetings are a lot like in-person meetings. You get together, say hello, and get down to business. Unfortunately, that also means that the same biases that exist in physical offices can carry over into video meetings. …
Illustration by Marian Blair
In 2017, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) reports that over 80,000 workplace discrimination charges were filed, resulting in a staggering $400 million in compensation for victims. The Commission defines and prohibits 12 types of …
If nothing else, 2020 has been an extraordinary year—often in the worst sense of the word. The coronavirus pandemic caused many of us to cancel plans, lose jobs, and miss out on much-needed time with loved ones. A presidential election strained …
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I was dealing with an overwhelming amount of rejection in my career as a journalist and was feeling discouraged. One day, I decided to revisit some of the kind remarks my clients had …
I don’t know about you, but I am certainly raising a glass to 2020 being over. This past year has brought tremendous change for so many of us—including when it comes to our careers. From layoffs and furloughs to paycuts and …
When I was at my first full-time job after college, I got a call one morning that my father had suddenly died. I had only been in the office a couple of months and I still hadn’t really gotten to …
Among the challenges organizations and professionals faced in 2020, none were more momentous than those having to do with the way we work. Professionals around the world quickly learned how to shift to video-conferencing platforms, juggle parenting with work meetings …
We get it. Writing a cover letter for every application is hard. So when you come across the words “cover letter optional” on a job posting, you might feel a weight lift off of you. After all, your application just …
