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New Views On The Self And Society

Deborah J. Cohan, Ph.D.

Living Apart Together in a Pandemic

How a pre-COVID long distance romance keeps love alive during quarantine.

Ending the Pandemic Semester Successfully

A professor offers advice for students.

Is It Possible to Relax This Week?

Exploring the benefits of meditative journaling.

Loneliness at Pandemic U

14 tips for college students and their parents.

How Are We Living Our Days?

A professor and student rethink time.

Preparing for Pandemic U

A professor's perspective for fall 2020.

Surviving All Kinds of Deaths

Trauma-informed reflections in uncertain times.

What Does It Mean to Miss Your Abusive Dad on Father's Day?

Reflections on love, fear, and redemption.

Pandemic U

What's the price of opening campuses in the fall?

Contemplating Divorce Amidst the Pandemic?

Thoughts on another type of house arrest.

A College Assignment About the Pandemic

One professor shares her inspiring approach.

A Letter to My Students

How one professor reaches out to students online.

Teaching in the New Normal

A professor addresses higher education during COVID-19.

Current Realities and the New College Experience

A professor addresses current realities for parents and students during the COVID-19 crisis.

Attention Teachers

Strategies for grading more efficiently.

Stop Dissing 2019

Good and bad things will happen every year. A shift in perspective for 2020.

College Students and Email

A professor's perspective on how to successfully manage email.

The Stress-Free Holiday

Ideas for slowing down and enjoying more.

Write Away

Advice for pursuing the passion of writing while you have another job.

Building Bridges

On being a public intellectual.

The Trouble With Diversity Training

Rethinking how we teach and learn about diversity in the workplace.

An Open Letter to the Parents of the Dayton Shooter

The math of curious compassion.

The Math of Cruelty

Reflections on today's mass shooting at Walmart.

How to Tell if You’re in an Abusive Relationship

Signs of abuse and help for how to heal.

College 102: Top Questions of Newbie College Families

A professor responds to college parents' concerns.

The Top 5 Questions Asked by New College Parents

A professor offers advice for college-bound families.

The Trouble with Online Education

The one-night-stand of higher education.

How Can Teachers Best Deal with Anger in the Classroom?

Notes on the emotional life of the classroom.

The Speedy College Tour

What to see on campus if you're pressed for time.

The Radical Act of Self-Care

How education benefits from teachers who practice good self-care.

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Social Lights

New Views On The Self And Society

Deborah J. Cohan, Ph.D., is a professor of sociology at the University of South Carolina-Beaufort where she teaches and writes about the intersections of the self and society.