At the edge of the vast Huron National Forest on Michigan’s Lower Peninsula lies the town of Mio, home to fewer than 2,000 people and a solitary traffic light on its lone main street, the M-33. Laura Jackson Young ’10 grew up there, in a house of educators: Dad Jay taught at Mio AuSable Middle School, mom Sheri in the local preschool.
But it took some inspiration further from home for the alumna to imagine an academic career for herself.
Lately we’re spending so many hours online and consuming social media, we aren’t spending enough time with our own minds and emotions. The world’s great wisdom traditions teach how important it is to become aware of one’s inner experience. So, stop and press the pause button.
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About two-thirds of those polled say they want to continue that arrangement when COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Here, Bentley Lecturer in Management Susan Vroman and Alan Hubbard ’83, MBA ’92 of the nonprofit National Telecommuting Institute discuss the impact of these unplanned at-home work arrangements — now and in the future.
