by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Dec 17, 2018 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
Africa is geographically the second most populous continent in the world with a population of 1.2 billion people. For a long period now, Africa has been a center of global humanitarian efforts, with aid being channeled into the elevation of human suffering from...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Jun 12, 2018 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
Some may argue that going to law school isn’t for everyone. I would disagree. No matter what you wish to do with your career, attending law school is something that can benefit every American both personally and professionally. Here are just a few of the benefits that...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Apr 20, 2018 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
Former President Obama spoke at the Barnard College 2012 commencement ceremony. He began his speech by comparing the class that sat in front of him to his graduating class of 1983 from Barnard’s sister school, Columbia University. Much like those of 1983, these young...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Jan 23, 2018 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
I stumbled upon a list of the greatest graduation speeches of all time the other day. I spent the next few hours listening to all of these inspiring speakings and reflecting on the inspiration it provided to me. I couldn’t keep all of this inspiration to myself, so...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Mar 29, 2017 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
As both a parent and education professional, there’s one thing I know never gets any easier: getting rejected from your “dream school”. On the education blog “chegg”, I recently read an article on the “four stages of getting rejected” from your dream school. It...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Oct 8, 2015 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
Hosted by The Presidents’ Forum and United States Distance Learning Association, Dr. Marilyn Gardner is working with Excelsior College, USDLA, as well as national educators and policy makers to plan the 12TH Annual Meeting of the Presidents’ Forum, “Unshackling...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Apr 7, 2015 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
As Greece gets closer and closer to dropping out of the Eurozone due to an inability to restructure its bailout agreement with the European Union and the various European governments, the left-wing Syriza government has demanded 279 million euros from Germany as...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Mar 4, 2015 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
Russia is a scary place for people who disagree with President Vladimir Putin and his allies. As Russia continues to isolate itself through actions in Ukraine and the constant testing of the defense response times of various NATO and Baltic states, those who speak out...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Feb 4, 2015 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
Ever since it’s swift and brutal rise to power in both Syria and Iraq, ISIS has consistently been able to both shock and horrify the world through the use of social media and the filmed execution of hostages. While people were already in horror about how and...
by Marilyn Gardner Milton | Jan 7, 2015 | Marilyn Gardner Milton
Today the world woke up to a tragedy in Paris, France as news reports began trickling in about a massacre at one of France’s most esteemed and beloved satire magazines, Charlie Hebdo. It turns out that two or three masked gunmen armed with AK-47s and using what...
