Nov 6, 2019 | Engaging Education, Jess Woods
The publishing industry is changing, and that is a beautiful thing. Voices are emerging from cultures that have previously been silenced in print. Stories are no longer squelched by industry constraints. Genre-specific niches have a pedestal and are flourishing. With...
Oct 22, 2019 | Carissa Sheehan, Rigorous Courses
You may have heard the idea of Design Thinking batted about on the internet. This is the “new” way businesses are working on being more innovative. The great thing is that graphic designers have been thinking this way for years. Many of the concepts can even be found...
Oct 22, 2019 | Engaging Education, Susan Gleason
I ended part 3 with a quick mention of the Solidarity Tax. The Solidaritätszuschlag, the Solidarity Tax, that was instated to rebuild East Germany is still being levied, which many people in the western states of Germany are skeptical about. Ingo, my German friend,...
Oct 22, 2019 | Engaging Education, Susan Gleason
On another visit to Berlin, I stood at the Berlin Wall, along with others, chiseling away and collecting souvenirs of what amounted to chunks of mortar with gravel and splashes of paint. Did we realize the magnitude of what had just happened? Here are some facts on...
Sep 28, 2019 | Engaging Education, Susan Gleason
Even though the Berlin Wall was open, the situation in East Berlin was still extremely tense. Shortly after the Berlin Wall was opened, I visited friends in East Berlin for an extended weekend, blissfully unaware of the tension that was still present. The East German...