Trapeze Fun, Even Without ‘The Greatest of Ease’

Continuing education can be for the body as well as the mind

Compiled By Emily Johnson

On a Friday morning in March, music rings out from a large tent-like structure on West 30th Street. One canvas flap is thrown open to the street on the unseasonably warm day. A pedestrian spares it a curious glance—and stops in his tracks.
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Doing Double

It’s Friday night at 9 p.m. and Jay Williams is still at the office.

While his colleagues have packed up and left for weekends of socializing, sleeping in and spending time with families, Williams, a PR manager at Weber Shandwick, is still hard at work and facing a weekend of more of the same: finishing papers and projects and studying for final exams.

That’s because Williams, 25, is also a part-time grad student, studying strategic communications at Columbia University’s School of Continuing Education. Read more

See You Around Campus, Dad

Most teenagers heading off to college look forward to getting away from their parents. Not for Isabella Tobias. The start of school will actually bring her closer to her father.

“I don’t know anyone who has gotten the gift of going to school with a parent,” she said. “College is a scary thing the first year. You are meeting people from all over the world and it will be a nice thing to have a guiding hand to help me transition from high school to college.” Read more

THE BIG JUMP BACK

Making the decision to return to school after several years can be a difficult one. It can require a significant devotion of effort, time and money. Now that many people may be facing staffing cuts and layoffs, it’s a more popular decision than ever. Returning students may seek to enrich their knowledge base and to benefit from the opportunity to explore a topic at a more relaxed pace. The chance to discover something new frequently proves to be a significant draw for adults who were unable to take full advantage of their college Read more