Oooof…and this is why applications for Pharmacy school continue to dip. The industry has a significant image problem.

Guuurrrl, the can of worms you just opened…🤣

But seriously, when the chips are down, I remember how grateful I am not to be in charge of parking on campus.

So if you’re still following me here, hello! 👋 I look forward to staying connected.

I’ve also seen colleagues go into the private sector and thrive + they were better compensated. Public systems are complex — sometimes unnecessarily so. But I know many wonderful people who work incredibly hard to ensure they support the public good.

This isn’t an Onion article right? 🧐

Punching numbers into the calculator is easy. But knowing you’re getting the right answer— that’s the part that matters and requires conceptual understanding. Same logic applies with LLMs. That’s why reading comprehension and media literacy are key to using these tools in the long run.

👏👏👏 The number of times I have heard “We need to tell our story better.” How many other industries have completely transformed nearly every aspect of millions of peoples lives thru education, research, innovation and community engagement?

Some of the most impactful studies are longitudinal (sometimes taking years) and holistic (lots of data collected by teams of researchers). These do not happen overnight and require consistent funding.

Case in point:

www.science.org/content/arti...

I believe that the best thing we can do as managers and team leaders is to help our people to be successful not just in their current role, but for their future one as well.

This is particularly important for people who I know are talented, professional and humble. I’m honest about opportunities for growth but communicate the growth I saw when they worked with me.

Things are hard right now. At my university, we’re experiencing a quadruple squeeze, federal, state, system and campus. The pressure is immense and the fear, pervasive. My resistance is resilience and it takes all my courage to stay committed to that.