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Dr. Donna Carroll, president of Dominican University, sits outside on the campus of the Catholic university in River Forest.

Dominican U. President Donna Carroll: ‘It’s not a job; it’s a lifestyle’

June 15, 2018 at 3:52 p.m.

Donna Carroll, president of Dominican University in River Forest, laughs heartily while recalling a recent conversation with a faculty member around the same age. He complimented her precocious maturity by...

The Kellogg School of Management is led by <a href="http://chicago.blueskyinnovation.com/vault/network/blount-sally/" target="_blank">Sally Blount ?</a>, the first female dean of a top-ranked U.S. Business school.

MBA programs in U.S., Chicago strive to enroll more women

May 22, 2019 at 7:52 a.m.

The issue of gender diversity has been simmering for decades in U.S. business schools, including those in Chicago. It reached a boiling point of sorts early this year when a...

Stuck in your tracks? Sometimes, it’s the best place to be.

June 16, 2018 at 9:48 p.m.

Virtually everyone, at one time or another, has been forced to follow — be it by circumstance or choice — the cliched advice to "hang in there." Personal setbacks, unemployment,...

A recent study finds that humility is a quality that can help promote successful relationships.

Being humble can help your love life

August 19, 2019 at 8:07 a.m.

If you want a loving, long-lasting relationship, you need to be humble. It may be that simple — and that hard. Simple because humility involves mainly one thing: sacrificing self-gratification...

Dangers of helicopter parenting when your kids are teens

June 1, 2019 at 9:03 a.m.

People who constantly hover over and micromanage their children's every move have become a subculture known as "helicopter parents." It's so common that societal angst has been amply expressed over...

Mike Marriner, from left, Nathan Gebhard and Brian McAllister launched Roadtrip Nation from their initial search for the best way to pursue a fulfilling work life. They interviewed many happily engaged people and, in the process, decided to share the accumulated wisdom with others in the same predicament. A public television series followed. Their latest book is "Roadmap."

Roadtrip Nation’s new book: Rethink work choices for a better life

June 15, 2018 at 11:40 p.m.

Fifteen years ago three intrepid, angst-ridden college graduates — Nathan Gebhard, Brian McAllister and Mike Marriner — bought a beat-up RV and crisscrossed the United States looking for answers to...

The authors of "No-Drama Discipline" want parents to see discipline as a vehicle for teaching kids long-term coping skills.

‘No-Drama Discipline’ wants parents to swap punishment with teaching

June 16, 2018 at 12:09 a.m.

In their book "No-Drama Discipline: The Whole-Brain Way to Calm the Chaos and Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind" (Bantam), Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and Tina Payne Bryson make a compelling...

Learning to practice mindfulness, and focusing on the present moment, can provide myriad benefits to a person's well-being, research finds.

How to practice mindfulness: Expert tips on learning to embrace the present

August 19, 2019 at 8:01 a.m.

Your head is spinning after another hectic day. You feel stressed, confused, pulled in different directions. You are not living in, much less enjoying, the here and now. What's missing...

Clashing religious beliefs can create daunting challenges to a relationship.

Religion and relationships: Changing the tenor of your faith can take a toll

March 28, 2019 at 8:08 p.m.

In the United States, which has been referred to as the "great melting pot" for generations, it should come as no surprise that with all these different kinds of people...

"Young Woman with Funerary Urn" by Gaspare Landi, oil on canvas, circa 1690-1710.

Who gets the ashes? Question may be new source of grief for loved ones

June 16, 2018 at 11:48 p.m.

In a recent episode of the sitcom "Mom," a man's ashes are stolen by his distraught lover. In a moment of dark hilarity, she empties the ashes into a lunchbox...

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