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In the classic 1960s movie, The Graduate, Benjamin Braddock (played by Dustin Hoffman), who has recently completed university, attends his graduation party, and a friend of his parents takes him aside, places his arm around his shoulder and utters: “I have one word for you: Plastics.” This scene has become the synecdoche for the all-knowing […]
Running, as a physical exercise, has numerous benefits. One of the best things about this activity is that it’s low cost, and you can do it just about anywhere and anytime. Up until recently, the majority of my running was done in urban environments, on the streets, and at night. Sometimes I used to run […]
Lived experience can be an excellent data source for scholarly research and career development. In particular, lived experiences can provide anecdotal evidence and inspiration for hypotheses that investigators may want to empirically test using different research techniques. It may also motivate and drive scholars’ passion to conduct research regarding a particular topic. That being said, […]
Jobs, trades, professions and careers typically provide tangible (e.g., economic) and intangible benefits. But this approach to earning an income often comes with a considerable amount of unstated, unarticulated, unrealistic, poorly articulated and understood baggage. This baggage includes the numerous challenges and sacrifices that one must make to complete a course of studies, earn a […]
As the new semester begins, I often struggle with selecting content that I want my undergraduate criminology/criminal justice students to read. In addition to a core textbook, and a handful of articles and book chapters, I share five blog posts with them. The first one, “What do gym memberships and higher education have in common?” […]
