Each year ADDA will award two scholarships for $1,000 each to students with ADHD. We are looking for students who have found ways to meet the challenges of ADHD in order to succeed. The Moulton-Farnsworth Scholarship 2012 Winners Sarah Strausbaugh says that her high school years have been very busy, and that each experience has [...]

The ADDA Moulton-Farnsworth Scholarship has started this year. There will be two $1000 scholarships awarded to college students with ADHD. Applications are due March 15, 2012. For more information, click here: Moulton-Farnsworth Scholarship Fund Tweet This Post

I did the “extended tour” of college. From about 1991-2002. I did get 4 degrees, so at least I have an excuse. I’ve also been an adjunct professor, so I’ve also been at the other side of the classroom. 1) The Freshman Fifteen does exist. So does the Freshman Twenty. Watch how many starches and [...]

Want to win a copy of “Making the Grade with ADD: A Student’s Guide to Suceeding in College with Attention Deficit Disorder”? Here’s what you do to enter the random drawing: 1. Follow me on Twitter www.twitter.com/stephaniesarkis 2. Tweet me an ADHD tip. Put a hashtag (#) in front of the word “ADHD” in your [...]

PsychCentral.com has just posted an article, “11 Tips for Succeeding in College with ADHD”, for which I was interviewed: College is a big transition for any student. But when you have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), there are added challenges to consider. These obstacles concern everything from studying to managing your time to spending impulsively [...]

I was a college student for 11 years (getting four degrees, including a PhD, will do that to you). I’m also an adjunct professor, so I’ve been at the other side of the classroom as well. Here are 50 things I’ve learned from being a college student and a professor. (I’ve also written a book [...]

Think your privacy rights are covered at college? Think again. A U.S. District Court judge ruled that if a university doesn’t accept federal aid, FERPA law, the law protecting the privacy of students’ records, doesn’t apply. What does this mean for you? Students’ personal information and records could be fair game for distribution. The good [...]

The National Law Journal January 04, 2011 – A federal judge has blocked the Indiana State Board of Law Examiners from digging further into the mental health of class-action plaintiffs who are suing over certain questions on the state’s bar admission application. U.S. District Judge Tanya Pratt affirmed on Dec. 23 a magistrate’s order prohibiting [...]

Yes, I’m a Gator. I bleed orange and blue. I remember the days of Spurrier, when the question wasn’t “Are we going to win?”, but “How much are we going to win by this time?” I remember the days of Zook (having a “confrontation” at the Pike house with your players in tow does not [...]

I did the “extended tour” of college. From about 1991-2002. I did get 4 degrees, so at least I have an excuse. I’ve also been an adjunct professor, so I’ve also been at the other side of the classroom. 1) The Freshman Fifteen does exist. So does the Freshman Twenty. Watch how many starches and [...]