by MIC | Nov 14, 2025 | News
Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friends, When I was a child, I hated soup– hated it. As a kid, I’d inform my mother that whoever invented soup was clearly out to ruin my life (yeah, I was a bit dramatic as a kid and now as an adult). My mother would snap back, “Francis,...
by MIC | Oct 15, 2025 | News
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by MIC | Sep 17, 2025 | News
Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friends, Hope and anxiety. These emotions swirled within me as a student and later as a teacher whenever I faced the prospect of a new school year. My twin sons are graduating from high school this year– a milestone that I am not ready to...
by MIC | Aug 19, 2025 | News
Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friends, In 2021, the National Institutes of Health published a study about the essential importance of taking breaks when learning or practicing a skill. It seems that our brains need breaks to form new memories or to reinforce neural...
by MIC | Jul 15, 2025 | News
Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friends, Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane– it’s Superman! This is the iconic line I remember from my childhood. As we enter the summer movie blockbuster season, the media is saturated with the upcoming premieres of the...
by MIC | Mar 31, 2025 | News
Reading Time: 2 minutesDear friend, I cannot believe that four months ago I joined the MIC family. My first day was the day after the election – fear and uncertainty dominated as our partners and immigrant families anticipated the worst. Unfortunately, their fears...