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Chris McDermott
Chris McDermott, M.S.EDU is the founder of McDermott Advising, and a former Arts and Education Administrator. Chris seeks to support... read more »
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Governance & the World of Politics
Rebuilding Destruction through Art ~ Exiled Syrian Artist Tamman Azzam Tells Why
“I believe that art can’t save the country. … But I believe at the same time that all kinds…
Technology & Computation
Rising Above the Code
“While we’ve hired many computer-science majors that have been critical team members, It’s noncomputer science degree holders who can…
Getting Involved
Call for Papers: Extraordinary and Transformative Partnerships with the Arts & Humanities
What Crisis?: How Extraordinary Partnerships with the Arts and Humanities are Transforming the Way We Think, Work, and Live Jenny…
Business & Entrepreneurship
Why Climate Change Needs English Majors
“In apparently the first course of its kind, UCSB is offering a class in the English department entitled, The…
Health & Medicine
Why the Medical Humanities Are On the Rise
“Wellcome Trust, the UK’s largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research, [. . .] now takes the medical…
Engineering & Urban Studies
Connecting in Urban Green Spaces in the Capitals of Cambodia and Thailand
As I begin my second trip to Southeast Asia, after spending a year living in upstate NY—surrounded by mountains and trees—arriving in…
Governance & the World of Politics
Food for Thought: What Does “Service” and “Leadership” Mean to You?
In his book Excellent Sheep, William Deresiewicz questions the way in which today’s generation, and the world at large, thinks of the…
The Art World the Millennial Way
Food for Thought: What Does “Service” and “Leadership” Mean to You?
Pursuing a New Perspective in Medicine
The Place of the Smartphone at the Desk and Dinner Table
The Place of the Smartphone at the Desk and Dinner Table