Since the beginning of fall semester, clubs have been finding ways to make the most of events they are able to host despite the limitations posed by virtual programming, at times being forced to move away entirely from their traditional events. Although the University slowly began allowing in-person events on […]

Use jokes to self-disclose The effort and anxiety of trying to hide a stutter is worse for most people than being disfluent, said Diane Paul, director of clinical issues in speech-language pathology for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Because of this, speech-language pathologists work closely with students on ways to disclose […]

AS WITH MANY parents this school year, mother-of-two Shannon Baker Meyer is constantly juggling work and distance-learning for her two kids. Through an online happy hour with girlfriends, Ms. Baker Meyer, the president of a communications agency in Pittsburgh, heard about Kimpton Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh’s virtual learning package for parents […]

PHOTO: tabitha turner Professional learning and development matter to employees. In fact, the majority of workers consider job training access to be a primary motivator when determining whether or not they’ll remain with an employer. LinkedIn’s 2019 “Workplace Learning Report” survey found that as many as “94% of employees said […]

Every weekday morning, a 12-year-old refugee named Génnezys logs into her seventh grade online classroom. She sits at a tiny table in a corner of her cluttered living room. Before logging in, she tapes her phone to a chair and dials my number on FaceTime. Once we’re connected, I peer […]

A view of Stateline, Edgewood and Lake Tahoe.Bill Rozak / Tahoe Daily Tribune When the pandemic hit back in March, Nic Owens’ job at a renewable infrastructure company in San Francisco, like so many others, transitioned to work-from-home. Though his company could be flexible at times with remote working in […]

One of the biggest consequences of COVID-19 for enterprises beyond 2020 will be the acceleration of the trend to working the majority of the working week from home. Already organizations were encouraged to look into it on the promise that each employee working from home would, on average, work an […]

Apr. 13—CHARLESTON — When West Virginia native Brad Smith visited Bluefield in March 2019 to announce the location of an Intuit Prosperity Hub here, he said “giving back” is part of the values he learned growing up in the Mountain State. Those values were again reflected Monday for his home […]

Some people are growing tired of paying high rent to travel from their bedroom to their living room by: Stephanie Grindley Posted: Apr 12, 2021 / 11:59 AM EDT / Updated: Apr 12, 2021 / 12:14 PM EDT WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — Calling all remote workers! Do you find yourself paying high […]

Taxpayers who worked remotely in a state other than their employer’s during the pandemic are facing a complicated tax-filing season that for many includes an unwelcome revelation: having to pay taxes on the same income twice—to the state they worked in and their employer’s state.  While taxpayers aren’t supposed to […]

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Kansas programs that aim to help school-aged kids while undergoing remote learning can now apply for extensions in the Remote Learning Grant program. Governor Laura Kelly says programs that got funding for remote learning are now eligible to apply for extensions to support online education through […]

Since the coronavirus hit the U.S., roughly 40% of U.S. employees now work from home. If you’re one of them, you may be fantasizing about trading your boring apartment walls and modest desk for tropical air and sandy beaches. A new program known as Movers and Shakas is offering just […]

Between concerns about schools staying open and the challenges of learning remotely, teachers and students are haunted by another question that goes beyond 2020: Will snow days disappear forever? Schools invested in both the know-how and technology to teach students remotely. In the midst of a pandemic, they had no […]