HRW Higher Ground
John Graff of Hirsch Roberts Weinstein LLP is a nationally recognized higher education attorney with extensive experience advising colleges and universities on matters unique to higher education, including Title IX compliance, investigations and litigation; advice and audit representation in U.S. Department of Education Clery Act compliance reviews; and all matters related to student affairs operations. John also provides logistical consulting to campus law enforcement agencies throughout the country concerning all aspects of police operations. Visit us online: www.hrwlawyers.com
HRW Higher Ground
22. How To Be An Adult ft. Julie Lythcott-Haims
Life for young adults was already complicated before the pandemic. Cell phones, tablets, video gaming systems, streaming videos, and helicopter – no, snowplow – parents removing character building adversity from the paths of their children. Then the pandemic hit, requiring an internal grit to work through it – the type of grit usually developed as a result of having to deal with the same adversity cleared by the snowplow.
Julie Lythcott-Haims is a New York Times bestselling author and former dean of freshmen at Stanford University who joins John for a candid discussion as part of Higher Ground's year-long focus on parenting impacts upon higher education. John and Julie discuss life, leadership, and development lessons learned from Julie’s latest book Your Turn: How to Be an Adult. Julie’s book reads like a deep and warm conversation between friends, full of anecdotes reflecting insights into the mind of today’s young adult generation that every parent and every educator needs to read.
A humble thanks to Julie for her work in this area and for her time in talking with us. Order her new book here.