Breakaway thinkers

Learn about those who challenge convention, inspire change, and lead with purpose. These features highlight the innovative ideas and bold perspectives that drive our community forward.

Two women sit at a wooden table, each drawing on white paper with pencils. Colored markers and pencils are spread out between them, suggesting an art therapy session that could inspire creative careers.

Forbes Advisor recognizes Adler University’s online art therapy master’s among the best

The Master of Arts in Counseling: Art Therapy has been named one of the “Best Art Therapy Master’s Online Programs” in the country.

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A person wearing roller skates helps another person up from the ground on an outdoor sports court, capturing the spirit of starting a hobby and supporting each other through beginnerhood.

Why starting a hobby as an adult can feel so hard — and why you should embrace beginnerhood

Many adults struggle to carve out space for hobbies because of lack of time, money and resources. Unlike childhood, adulthood comes with time pressures and responsibilities.

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Two people sit across a desk; one, likely from HR, holds a resume and gestures, while the other—possibly among early-career workers—sits with hands clasped, suggesting a job interview setting.

Is HR really there to help employees? What early‑career workers should know about it

It’s common for early career professionals to assume that HR functions like a neutral mediator designed to resolve workplace disputes, but it’s important to understand this isn’t the case.

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Two women sit at a wooden table, each drawing on white paper with pencils. Colored markers and pencils are spread out between them, suggesting an art therapy session that could inspire creative careers.
April 13, 2026

Forbes Advisor recognizes Adler University’s online art therapy master’s among the best

A person wearing roller skates helps another person up from the ground on an outdoor sports court, capturing the spirit of starting a hobby and supporting each other through beginnerhood.
April 7, 2026

Why starting a hobby as an adult can feel so hard — and why you should embrace beginnerhood

Two people sit across a desk; one, likely from HR, holds a resume and gestures, while the other—possibly among early-career workers—sits with hands clasped, suggesting a job interview setting.
March 16, 2026

Is HR really there to help employees? What early‑career workers should know about it

Crowd of people in the street.
February 11, 2026

ICE pullback in Minneapolis shows the limits of Donald Trump’s scare tactics

Aiken Benjamin, a middle-aged man with short gray hair, stands against a plain light gray background wearing a dark blazer over a black polo shirt.
December 19, 2025

Finding meaning at the edge of the world

A group of people stand in a circle and stack their hands together in the center, showing teamwork and unity—the price of belonging embraced by all.
December 11, 2025

The price of belonging is inconvenience. Are we still willing to pay it?

A man wearing an Adler University t-shirt stands indoors, holding a framed Sigma Xi certificate from The Scientific Research Honor Society. The certificate is awarded to Amir Sepehry.
November 18, 2025

Advancing minds, transforming systems: Adler’s Amir Sepehry, Ph.D., earns Sigma Xi honor

November 12, 2025

Feel like you can’t get a job? You’re not alone — but here’s how to work around it

A man with dark hair and a beard is smiling at the camera, wearing a navy blazer and a light blue patterned shirt—this graduate speaker embodies a journey from refugee to psychologist against a plain light background.
November 3, 2025

‘Starting from minus’: Graduate speaker reflects on his journey from refugee to psychologist

A man in a blue suit and tie stands in front of a brown curtain and a flag with a white star and stripes, smiling while wearing a round pin on his lapel—embodying transformational change within Liberia’s Civil Service.
October 27, 2025

Graduate speaker exemplifies Adlerian leadership in Liberia’s Civil Service

Monica McAlduff and Lisa Coleman, Ph.D., sitting at a table draped in a blue tablecloth with the FNHA logo.
October 7, 2025

FNHA, Adler University partner to advance mental health services in First Nations communities

A man wearing a "CHI 2025" shirt, an Adler alum, speaks about how mentorship transforms lives to a seated audience, while another man stands behind him at a podium. A screen reads "Mentor Introduction.
October 6, 2025

The power of showing up: Adler alum transforms lives through mentorship

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