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The Business Role in STEM Education

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, May 1, 2011

The month of April saw  at least two big announcements from the business community regarding the condition of math and science education in America. First, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce released “The Case for Being Bold: A New Agenda for Business in Improving STEM Education,” calling for the nation’s business

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Too Many Men Are Carefree About Their Health

by Dr. Elwood Watson, April 7, 2011

Several years ago, in the late 1990s, I remember watching an HBO special where a comedian made the comment “a man can have a foot growing in his stomach and he still will not go to the hospital.” At the time, the audience, like myself, laughed at the comment.  Fast

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Depression In College Men and Beyond

by Dr. Elwood Watson, March 6, 2011

Recently, I was at a conference speaking with an acquaintance who teaches at a small liberal arts college in the Northeast. We got to catch up on many things, our families, politics, President Obama, our careers, siblings, academic life in general.  For the most part, things are going well for

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President Obama’s 2012 Commitment to STEM

by Dr. Lorelle L. Espinosa, February 16, 2011

At a time of fiscal constraint and severe cuts to numerous federal programs, President Obama’s fiscal year 2012 budget proposal confirms his commitment to strengthen science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education. On numerous occasions–including during last month’s State of the Union address–the president has pointed to the importance of

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College Students Feeling Overwhelmed by Stress

by Dr. Elwood Watson, February 6, 2011

For those of us who have attended college at some point in our lives, we most likely have memories, no matter how distant, of our freshman year.  This was a time when we assumed that we would embark on a new journey free from certain constraints that were imposed upon

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