Designing a Paper Airplane, the Metaphor of a Lamp, and Other Models for Reflective Practice

By: David J. Smith, May 5, 2017 I am fortunate to have the opportunity to teach students working toward their certificate, master’s and PhD degrees at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University, where I received my MS.  The past few years I have taught the course “Reflective Practice in ConflictContinueContinue reading “Designing a Paper Airplane, the Metaphor of a Lamp, and Other Models for Reflective Practice”

College Freshmen: The Most Polarized in 50 Years, The Atlantic, 5/2

By: David J. Smith, May 3, 2017 We are more divided as a nation than ever before.  This article by Hayley Glatter from The Atlantic  seems to confirm data about the country as a whole.   This is counter to what many have thought about millennials – that they try to reach middle ground andContinueContinue reading “College Freshmen: The Most Polarized in 50 Years, The Atlantic, 5/2”

30% of Liberals and 5% of Conservatives Have Faith in U.S. Higher Education, Times Higher Education, 5/1

By: David J. Smith, May 3, 2017 Apparently fewer Americans than ever before have faith in higher education, with 30% of liberals and a mere 5% of conservatives voicing support for colleges and universities today. Click below to  read this piece from the Times Higher Education from 5/1