College in the United States is expensive. And overwhelming. If you choose to go to a big state school, like I did - the possibilities...

In my experience, college students find their friends in one of a handful of places. This blog post is a simple guide to finding friends...

As I said in my previous blog, Galit, my Hermiona tutor, was the person who helped me to decide to attend my school. She told me that at...

Most American universities have undergraduate (and graduate) deadlines very close to the winter holidays. Whether you celebrate...

I believe that this blog topic is particularly important because it really drives at the heart of how Hermiona benefits its students....

Thank you again to Rod Garcia for joining me for a warm and thought-provoking talk on May 24! One of the most important things that the...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major shifts in the American educational landscape. For some students and universities, existing trends...

I’m writing to you on a cold Philadelphia morning. It’s only December 5, but I feel like I’m ready to sleep for days. The Hermiona team...

Every year, students ask me if they should apply early, expecting a simple yes or no answer. The reality is that this question is far...

I think it’s safe to say that COVID has created trends in social media and the news faster than we—or at the very least, I—can catch up....

When I applied to the Leadership for Social Change program at Tufts University, I was unsure if I was going to enjoy it. I was introduced...

I'll say it first: I am so tired of quarantine. I spent all day thinking about what I was going to write about. Another COVID-related...

It’s hard to believe that it’s already the end of July. Many of us have been in quarantine since the middle of March, making for four...

Summer isn't how we planned it -- but Hermiona is here to help! Our second session of HermionaU is starting on Monday, July 13th. I...

Summer isn't how we planned it -- but Hermiona is here to help! As part of Hermiona University, we just wrapped up our first session of...

A photo is not necessarily two-dimensional and flat. The human brain has trained the eyes to perceive depth in images, even when they are...

For younger students not yet ready to learn C++ or Java, Logo is a simpler language that creates a smooth introduction to programming for...

Four months ago, graduation seemed so far away. I still had time to enjoy “college life,” as one puts it: friends, parties, and, of...

I’ve heard it said before that the most common fear in the United States is public speaking -- and that the second most common fear is...

Most of the time, we don't stop to think about the way that biological cells and tissues coordinate everything that happens in our body,...