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Does Volunteer Work Matter for College Admissions?

Great College Advice

To make the point, consider the young man who spends four hours every Saturday shelving books at the local library. This shows dedication and consistency, but it does not show increases in responsibility or increased impact for the library. Did your responsibilities increase over time, and if so, in what way?

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

University Business

William Craft — Concordia College Walking out of academia hand in hand with his wife, William “Bill” Craft will be leaving behind a nearly pitch-perfect presidency during which he led the Minnesota school’s largest fundraising effort, garnering more than $157 million—exceeding the target by $7 million eight months early.

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Oxford University cuts ties with Sackler family over links with opioids

The Guardian Higher Education

The university’s governing council approved the measure to strip the Sackler name from two galleries in the Ashmolean Museum and a university library as well as several staff positions, following an investigation earlier this year by Oxford’s new vice-chancellor, Prof Irene Tracey. Continue reading.

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Grad Students Should Consider Administrative Work

Higher Ed Connects: News

They include offices that emphasize outreach and community engagement, libraries , and development offices, which hire fundraising staff who are passionate about and expert in the institution’s research and teaching mission. You can read one person’s journey to this role here. Photo by Tim Gouw on Unsplash.

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President moves: Tried and true academics take charge

University Business

The university is still in need of an interim president after Parwinder Grewal resigned before the university’s launch date due to protests surrounding his plans to consolidate the state’s libraries and athletic programs. “I feel like now is a perfect time to step away,” Zdatny said, according to Seven Days.

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The Forces That Are Shaping the Future of Higher Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Multimillion-dollar donations and multibillion-dollar fundraising campaigns proliferate. Intensifying these problems is that the many alternate employment options—in law, journalism, publishing, libraries and archives and museums—are also shrinking. International enrollment nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels.

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10 Super Cool Examples of Project-Based Learning Experiences Led by Students

Experiential Learning Depot

You can get access to my free resource library by opting in to receive text alerts! One random afternoon we went to the library and in the grass was a group of kids surrounding a calf. This student coordinated fundraisers to raise money for the trip. Many of these resources are PBL related, but that's not the best part!