Students beware: 7 things you must know about social media
Social media can be a great way to share information and to stay informed about what’s going on in the lives of your friends and family. But there’s a dark…
Tagged: Suzanne Degges-White
Breaking the Silence
Suicide ‘survivors,’ counselors discuss uncomfortable subject, stigma
For Adam Carter, the moment came some 15 years ago in the preschool classroom where he taught. Three-year-old Malcolm would not – or perhaps could not – sleep during the…
Leading by example
Program encourages students from underrepresented groups to pursue grad school
Josiel Marrufo considers himself fortunate to enjoy the presence of mentors in his life. The first-year graduate student in the NIU Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education (CAHE) paid…
SRSLY? #whatever, Part 2
Parents: Five tips to tame teens behaving badly online
Suzanne Degges-White, chair of the NIU Department of Counseling, Adult and Higher Education, is the co-author of the newly published “Toxic Friendships: Knowing the Rules and Dealing with the Friends…
Ten Ways to Keep a Friend
NIU professor co-authors book on avoiding, curing ‘toxic’ friendships
Relationships are impossible to avoid. From daily interactions with strangers and casual acquaintances to classmates, coworkers, close friends and relatives, social contact is part of being human. Long-lasting friendships grow…
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