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Micro-internship gives students experience without barriers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At Goucher College in Maryland, officials are putting these opportunities together for undergraduates by tapping into the college’s alumni network. To start, Goucher piloted the program with its Alumni Association Board, offering 22 students micro-internships over winter 2020–21.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to students who find excellent jobs after graduating from a four-year institution, some EPW alumni are pursuing graduate studies. “I The students’ volunteer work translating documents for Proyecto Inmigrante has a value of over $100,000 (when compared to what translation services charge).

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

student affairs, academic affairs, foundation, and alumni affairs) that dedicate resources, opportunities, and supports intended to: (a) undo legacies of educational disparities that Black/African American males have historically witnessed and (b) build capacity for students engaged in these communities (i.e., Hines & E.C.

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How to Advise Students on Dual Enrollment

Parchment

And I’ve had alumni come back and say, oh my gosh, this college I go to now uses Blackboard and now I know how to use that. This is how you upload a document. And then getting them to, bringing in alumni or students who are currently involved. That is a huge challenge. This is how you log into this. Later on down the road.

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Student Transfer (Part 2) – How to Improve the Transfer Experience for Students

Parchment

So then it gets back to the difficult thing which is like pathways, thinking about pathways, academic advising. They’re legal documents. And articulation agreement is a great first step, but it’s just a legal document. I can use like a career center example or even alumni association. Yeah, awesome.

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Career-readiness initiatives are missing the mark (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An unfortunate truth about career-related learning opportunities on a typical campus—think internship fairs, courses featuring work-integrated learning or networking events with alumni—is that they are too often fragmented or siloed across various departments or career centers.

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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

It is a data-informed document with an in-depth analysis and 13 recommendations for its 23 campuses to consider. Thomas Parham 40:18 It’s a living, breathing document. She has served as the Chancellor’s Office liaison to the CSU campuses’ vice presidents of student affairs and the senior diversity officers.