Laura J. Cole has more than 15 years experience working in higher ed magazines. She has served as editor-in-chief of Pegasus magazine at the University of Central Florida, a large, public research university, and of Rollins magazine at Rollins College, a small liberal arts college. In July 2021, she joined "The Great Resignation," and has been freelancing and consulting full-time from her Airstream while trying to visit as many National Parks as possible.