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Ellen Bremen

@ChattyProf

Tenured prof/Communication. Author, Say This, NOT That to Your Professor, #STNT. Improve student-prof dynamics, get higher grades, build skills for life!

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Moving from College Into Career: Is Your Student Career Ready? ift.tt/NgqjGBe via @collparcentral
Moving from College Into Career: Is Your Student Career Ready?

Moving from College Into Career: Is Your Student Career Ready?

Remember four years ago when you may have wondered whether your student was ready with the necessary skills for college? Wondered whether they realized how different college would be from high scho…

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#088 – How Parents’ Fear of Failure Can Influence Students ift.tt/yFxPWnN via @collparcentral
#088 – How Parents’ Fear of Failure Can Influence Students

#088 – How Parents’ Fear of Failure Can Influence Students

As parents, it’s in our DNA to worry about our kids. In addition, the messaging about success and failure is all around us and reinforces our worst fears. In this episode, Lynn and Vicki discuss so…

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#087 – Exploring the Why and How of the Gap Year Experience: An Interview with Jay Gosselin of Discover Year and Marie Shea, Gap Year Parent ift.tt/sIdCn9h via @collparcentral
#087 – Exploring the Why and How of the Gap Year Experience: An Interview with Jay Gosselin of...

#087 – Exploring the Why and How of the Gap Year Experience: An Interview with Jay Gosselin of...

In this episode we had a wonderful interview with Jay Gosselin, Founder and Director of Discover Year, a year long program that helps young adults build essential skills for their career and life. …

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College Parent News and Views – April 2023 ift.tt/nYQgD81 via @collparcentral
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Help Your College Grad Feel Better About Moving Back Home ift.tt/hH09QeJ via @collparcentral
Help Your College Grad Feel Better About Moving Back Home

Help Your College Grad Feel Better About Moving Back Home

If you have a student graduating from college or graduate school in the next few weeks, chances are you may be getting that bedroom or basement ready to welcome them home again. It can be an emotio…

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#086 – Highlights from Jeff Selingo’s Book There Is Life After College ift.tt/Ldmth0b via @collparcentral
#086 – Highlights from Jeff Selingo’s Book There Is Life After College

#086 – Highlights from Jeff Selingo’s Book There Is Life After College

Jeff Selingo’s book There is Life After College: What Parents and Students Should Know About Navigating School to Prepare for the Jobs of Tomorrow is a hidden gem. Whether you have a student in hig…

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College Graduation Gift Ideas ift.tt/elrIabd via @collparcentral
College Graduation Gift Ideas

College Graduation Gift Ideas

It’s graduation season – and your student is graduating! Congratulations! Your student may move on to graduate school or begin a new career. They may be moving home or into their own apartment. No …

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#085 – A Pathway to Success for Students with Disabilities (and everyone else, too!): An Interview with Elizabeth Hamblet ift.tt/NUW6aIK via @collparcentral
#085 – A Pathway to Success for Students with Disabilities (and everyone else, too!): An Interview...

#085 – A Pathway to Success for Students with Disabilities (and everyone else, too!): An Interview...

Elizabeth Hamblet joined us for a second interview to share highlights of the new edition of her book: Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities. Elizabeth helped us …

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It’s No April Fool’s Joke! College Parent Central Is Celebrating an Anniversary! ift.tt/eNm3xMC via @collparcentral
It’s No April Fool’s Joke! College Parent Central Is Celebrating an Anniversary!

It’s No April Fool’s Joke! College Parent Central Is Celebrating an Anniversary!

Each year, as April rolls around, College Parent Central celebrates an anniversary. We are always pleased, and sometimes a little amazed, that we’re still here a year later. This year we celebrate …

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College Parent News and Views – March 2023 ift.tt/I9F6PEC via @collparcentral
College Parent News and Views – March 2023

College Parent News and Views – March 2023

The more that college parents know and understand about the college experience, the less we worry and the better we will be able to help our students to succeed and thrive throughout their college …

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College Parents and Students: We Hope and We Worry ift.tt/DjfhQkr via @collparcentral
College Parents and Students: We Hope and We Worry

College Parents and Students: We Hope and We Worry

We all know we have hopes for our students, and we certainly worry about them in many ways. Our students have their own worries, and their hopes. But we may wonder how what we worry about and what …

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#084 – Join Us for Our First Read-Along Book Group! ift.tt/d2R5XeD via @collparcentral
#084 – Join Us for Our First Read-Along Book Group!

#084 – Join Us for Our First Read-Along Book Group!

We’re trying something new and we invite you to join us! If you’re a regular listener you know we love to talk about books that help us in our role as college parents and help us support our studen…

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Helping Your College Student Control the Overwhelm ift.tt/QeCL8bT via @collparcentral
Helping Your College Student Control the Overwhelm

Helping Your College Student Control the Overwhelm

We’re all stressed these days and students are no different. They’re stressed and anxious and struggling with their mental health now more than ever. It’s not very comfortable when we feel stressed…

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#083 – Why Are Students Reluctant to Connect with Professors? ift.tt/VN5DnKe via @collparcentral

#083 – Why Are Students Reluctant to Connect with Professors?

In our post-pandemic teaching we’ve noticed that many students seem nervous about reaching out to their professors and are unsure about how to connect. We know that this relationship is critical to…

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College Parent News and Views – February 2023 ift.tt/0Qd6eFu via @collparcentral
College Parent News and Views – February 2023

College Parent News and Views – February 2023

The more that college parents know and understand about the college experience, the less we worry and the better we will be able to help our students to succeed and thrive throughout their college …

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#082 – Mindfulness for College Students: An Interview with Dr. Eric Loucks ift.tt/FolqBI0 via @collparcentral
#082 – Mindfulness for College Students: An Interview with Dr. Eric Loucks

#082 – Mindfulness for College Students: An Interview with Dr. Eric Loucks

Lynn and Vicki were joined in this episode by Dr. Eric Loucks author of The Mindful College Student: How to Succeed, Boost Well-Being and Build the Life You Want at University and Beyond to talk ab…

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Book Review: From Classroom to Career ift.tt/fbDlYRe via @collparcentral
Book Review: From Classroom to Career

Book Review: From Classroom to Career

From time to time, we like to review some of the books available for parents of college students or for parents to share with their students.  There is a wealth of literature available to help pare…

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#081 – Pandemic Fallout Part 3: What Can Parent Do to Help Their Pandemic Students? ift.tt/ZvJWojE via @collparcentral
#081 – Pandemic Fallout Part 3: What Can Parents Do to Help Their Pandemic Students?

#081 – Pandemic Fallout Part 3: What Can Parents Do to Help Their Pandemic Students?

In this final episode of our 3-part series on pandemic fallout in college students, we share suggestions of how parents can work together with their students to address current challenges. Parents …

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College Parent News and Views – January 2023 ift.tt/dfiwz1T via @collparcentral
College Parent News and Views – January 2023

College Parent News and Views – January 2023

The more that college parents know and understand about the college experience, the less we worry and the better we will be able to help our students to succeed and thrive throughout their college …

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11 Ways to Appeal for More Financial Aid or Merit Aid ift.tt/32pONhe via @CollegeBlogs
11 Ways to Appeal for More Financial Aid or Merit Aid - The College Solution

11 Ways to Appeal for More Financial Aid or Merit Aid - The College Solution

Here are 11 ways to successfully appeal for more financial aid or merit scholarships from colleges on a student's school list

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