A Midlifer’s Guide to College: Why Honest Journalism Must Prevail
On March 16, The New York Times published an opinion piece by Yale professor Meghan O’Rourke...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Burchard | Apr 14, 2025 | Midlifer's Guide, Opinions |
On March 16, The New York Times published an opinion piece by Yale professor Meghan O’Rourke...
Read MorePosted by Sarah Burchard | Mar 24, 2025 | Campus Features, Features |
Chancellor Masaki Takabayashi addressed KCC graduates at the commencement ceremony last year....
Read MorePosted by Sarah Burchard | Mar 5, 2025 | Campus News, News |
There is collective uncertainty about the future of higher education. University of Hawai‘i President Wendy Hensel, who oversees UH Mānoa and all community colleges, said she has been working closely with Hawaiʻi Congress, Gov. Josh Green’s office and the state attorney general to navigate these confusing and constantly evolving times in order to act in compliance with the law while still maintaining the UH’s core values.
Read MorePosted by Sarah Burchard | Feb 19, 2025 | Campus Features, Features |
“Kitchen Scraps,” airing on Hawaiʻi News Now (channel K5), Sundays at 7 p.m., premiered on January 12. Similar to The Food Network’s “Chopped,” Hawaiʻi’s first reality competition show challenges two local cooks to create a winning dish using a surprise local ingredient in under 15 minutes.
Read MorePosted by Sarah Burchard | Feb 12, 2025 | Midlifer's Guide, Opinions |
When I burned out in my early 30s and left my job, I had no other skills or degree to fall back on. Walking away from a steady salary into a world of entrepreneurship and “gigs” made me see how hard the “real world” was without formal education.
Read MorePosted by Sarah Burchard | Jan 22, 2025 | Campus Opinions, Midlifer's Guide, Opinions |
For over a year, I ran the idea of going back to school past friends. It would take me eight years if I went part-time. By the time I earned my BA I’d be 51 years old, I’d accrue years of debt and there’d be no guarantee on the other side of finding a job I loved that paid well. “You don’t need it,” they’d say. “You’re already in the industry.”
Read MorePosted by Sarah Burchard | Dec 27, 2024 | Opinions |
Did you know that you can achieve your goals by simply writing down when, where and how you are planning to implement them? According to 94 different studies on goal implementation, creating intentions that define how you will achieve your goals is what leads to goal success. Are you ready to slay 2025?
Read MorePosted by Sarah Burchard | Dec 17, 2024 | Opinions |
The closest I’ll get to having a tree is visiting Christmas Tree park in Kaimukī. (Photo by Sarah...
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