Image via Wikipedia The short sprint that is our 10-week academic term is coming to a close. Just two more linky loves on the agenda for this term. Lots of interesting stuff this week. Shame: This post from the Ruder-Finn ethics blog argues that shame is a powerful emotion and can have a profound ef...

I felt like categories this week. I'm just that kind of girl.Let's get right to it! Some of my favorite posts of the week: Social Media: EBook on Social Media Marketing (PR Squared): It would be great if you read and blog about this, but I think it's a must read, regardless. The World Unites for Cle...

It's a brand new term of linky love posts. I tend to slack off on these when I don't teach Advanced PR Writing, but for at least the next 7 weeks, you'll see regular installments of my favorites each week. The background: My students write two blog posts per week, one of which needs to be in respons...

This guest post is from Allie Osmar, founder of The Mentorship Connection . Amid the woes of our nation's current economic situation, many students are beginning to feel a bit uneasy about approaching the real world. I was thinking about this during a recent meeting with my mentor at Edelman, where ...

If you follow me on Twitter, you know that there's been a little horse drama in my life. It's a long, sordid tale (ok, maybe not that sordid) with the end result of needing to find a new home for my Thoroughbred mare, Journey. It turned out splendidly. The whole process had me thinking hard about wh...

It's scary to be a university senior right now. In just 6 months, the market will flood with recent graduates clamoring for what could be fewer entry level jobs than we saw in the last few years. I don't think it matters much what your major is, this is likely to be the reality for a lot of folks. B...

I read a lot. Not much for pleasure, it seems, but between research articles, books for class, assignments and Web content, I read a lot. And I'm often frustrated with dense paragraphs, hard-to-decipher thesaurus-speak and unclear emphases. I have some instincts and some knowledge by osmosis of basi...

We've survived week one in the University of Oregon School of Journalism & Communication. The rain has arrived and there are quite a few great posts to share. Take a look. Just Relax: Questions That Make Interviews More Conversational Meg Roberts shares a list of questions for you to ask in inte...

I have so much empathy for students who have to work to make ends meet and pay for school. During my first year at the University of Oregon as an undergrad, I worked full time. I had worked full-time for about four years between high school and college. I sold cell phones and managed a retail store....

Busy students and young professionals have to wear a bunch of hats: student, PRSSA member, student-run firm associate, intern, part-time employee, sorority or fraternity leader, son or daughter, friend and the list goes on. Multi-tasking is hard. It's easy to get spread too thin and not do a great j...