Maybe you’ve heard a joke that goes something along the lines of this: “Oh, you went to High School? Great! GPA? Who needs it? Come to Eastern!” According to the College Board, our acceptance rate is currently 71%. Thus, it’s not particularly surprising that many characterize Eastern in this way. This high rate is largely […]

  “Professionalism: Noun. The conduct, aims, or qualities that characterize or mark a profession or a professional person. Example: A high level of professionalism is expected when working with clients.” So the Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the key expectation of a teacher. Natalie Munroe, a Pennsylvania teacher that negatively blogged about her students, clearly lacks this

  You get off the plane and think to yourself how safe and steady the ride felt, until someone asks if you knew that during the whole trip the plane was on auto-pilot. Would you be comfortable or shaken-up knowing that no one was actually flying the plane and that your safety 30,000 feet in

  For Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, the phrase “Just Do It” has nothing to do with Nike-clad runners. In fact, it has nothing to do with athletics. For Williams-Skinner, co-founder and president of Skinner Leadership Institute, “Just Do It” is her approach to overcoming racial prejudice, tension and barriers. Williams-Skinner took on the daunting task of

By and large, the students here at Eastern are a pretty mellow bunch. Just compare us to your stereotypical college and you’ll find a number of marked differences. We don’t throw wild parties. Alcohol and drug usage are pretty much nonexistent here. We don’t run wild through Wayne like a bunch of hooligans and trash