Late last year, for The Macaulay Messenger’s November issue, I wrote a piece expressing gratitude for my journey in digital media. In retrospect, I realized that I made it sound like my journey in digital media was smooth. It most definitely was not. At many points, I was afraid when shifting between interests. Sometimes, I […]
The Good Doctor recently wrapped up Season 2, and the show has been making waves for a lot of reasons. Of course, there’s the fact that the main character is Shaun Murphy (portrayed by Freddie Highmore), an autistic surgical resident with savant syndrome. Then, there’s the fact that the show seems to tackle a social […]
We live in a strange time when journalism and democracy seem to be threatened everyday — despite protections from the First Amendment. Again and again, I hear: “We need journalism now more than ever,” and journalism is increasingly being tied to the concept of democracy. (Last year, for The Excelsior, I wrote about a graduate course that […]
When I started my undergraduate career at Macaulay in 2015, I knew I wanted to continue doing something I enjoyed in high school. During my senior year, I had served as Brooklyn Technical High School Key Club’s bulletin editor and was tasked with creating monthly newsletters about the club. The closest thing to that, that […]
This Fall, NBC debuted its new hit series Manifest. Right in time for Halloween, five episodes from the series’ pilot season will have premiered, and the show’s vibe has been…well, nothing short of creepy. The series, set in New York City in November of 2018, follows the lives of 20 passengers and crew members who […]
College students often worry about developing their career — whether it’s through jobs, internships, or doing research. To help students with this process, many colleges offer career services. At Macaulay Honors College, these services are provided by the Office of Career Development. To get to know more about the Office of Career Development, we asked […]
When I enrolled in “Detecting Bullshit in the Modern Age,” taught by Dr. Kelly O’Donnell at the Macaulay Honors building, I thought I’d be learning about fake news. Fake news was the first thing that came to mind when I saw “bullshit” and “modern age” in the course title. In reality, the course entails much […]
Lisa Brundage Role at Macaulay: Director of Teaching, Learning and Technology Bio (via Macaulay’s website): In this role, she supports integration of pedagogically appropriate academic technology into Macaulay seminars and provides student and faculty support for digital project development. Lisa also oversees numerous experiential learning events at Macaulay, including co-directing the annual BioBlitz, IDEA Day, and […]
In celebration of Black History Month, I figured it’d be fitting to write an appreciation post about history. But, rather than focusing on specifically black history, I’m here to make a case for history as a whole.“History” gets a bad rap because of what we’re accustomed to as students (assuming like me, you’re not a […]
The Health Sciences Career Fair took place at the Macaulay Honors College building on Friday, Dec. 1. For the first hour of the career fair, the college hosted a Public Health Panel titled, “Educate, Heal, and Get Hired!” in the Screening Room. At the panel, Macaulay students heard Mary Pearl (Dean of Macaulay Honors College), […]
