A Disheartening Meeting
As I’ve mentioned here before, discounted tuition toward an advanced degree was one of the big reasons I took a job at a local university. And recently, someone in my network advised me to get moving on a ten-year plan before time passes me by. One of the reasons I’ve been holding off on grad [...]
Letting the Grass Grow
About a year ago I left my fast-paced, career-tracked, ladder-climbing job at a global PR firm to work as a communications director at an elite university in Chicago. It wasn’t an easy decision – I loved my job and my co-workers – but after eight years of non-stop travel, late-night new business cram sessions, early [...]
Grad School Dreamin’
Grad school presents an interesting dilemma for even the most driven professional in her 20s and 30s. How much do you want to invest in your current career? A million questions bounce through my head when I think about grad school. In the marketing field, what’s more useful: an MBA or a master’s degree in [...]
