Teaching in the throes of the pandemic Today, many educators are struggling with the whipsawed, topsy-turvy world of teaching every student in every grade, including college and graduate school, in the clouded atmosphere of the pandemic. While a migration to online learning has been occurring for quite some time, the acceleration to virtual platform instruction […]
Category: Commentary
Scooter Syndrome: Why people think it’s okay to ride dangerously
Scooters have made a major landfall in Indianapolis. And, yes on the Indiana University campus in Bloomington, Indiana. We’re not the first (nor will we be the last), to allow scooters in the city. Many proponents have proclaimed the scooters are reshaping transportation in Indy. Good to know. However, what’s really clear is very few […]
Get out of your comfort zone
This blog was written by Kynedi N. Grier – communications management intern at Hirons and recent graduate of Xavier University of Louisiana. When I was deciding on a major for my undergraduate degree, I was confident about two things: I love connecting with people and want to have flexibility with my career. When I decided […]
Why diversity matters in the workplace
While Americans seem to be more deliberately divided than ever before, especially politically, most of us still recognize the value of diverse people in our lives. Don’t believe me? A recent Pew Research Center survey found about 58 percent of U.S. adults believe “an increasing number of people of different races, ethnic groups and nationalities […]
Theatrics, Substance and Soliloquy: How State of the Union speeches use the writer’s toolbox
It’s no secret that in recent decades, presidents have used the very effective technique of inviting notable people to the State of the Union address and then calling attention to them. On Feb. 5, President Trump used the entire playbook. Trump’s speech included a string of carefully screened and orchestrated vignettes that featured celebrated war […]