Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

sports, the arts, research, internships, paid work, or volunteer work). 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.

Admissions 246

Admissions Libraries Nonprofit Organizations Fundraising 246

University Business

APRIL 14, 2023

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.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Libraries Student Affairs Administration 52

Experiential Learning Depot

JULY 24, 2023

You can get access to my free resource library by opting in to receive text alerts! My kids researched these blobs, took photos, and went into the local DNR building to chat with staff members about what they were and what they do. One random afternoon we went to the library and in the grass was a group of kids surrounding a calf.

Libraries 98

Libraries Fundraising Research Student Development 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 24, 2023

One literally said, as he pointed out his window, "There's the library. When we met in the library or on the quad, they invariably asked what I had thought about a particular reading or idea, and listened attentively as I responded, and often punched back. Don’t just be a teacher or a research or a scholar.

Federal Government 92

Federal Government Higher Education Libraries Admissions 92

Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Multimillion-dollar donations and multibillion-dollar fundraising campaigns proliferate. Certainly, activism among graduate students, postdocs, lab assistants and researchers surged. International enrollment nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels. The number of part-time adjuncts has fallen sharply. Not really. Not that I could see.

Higher Education 99

Higher Education Education Development and Fund Raising Admissions 99

Higher Ed Connects: News

AUGUST 28, 2019

The two most obvious, building on the skills that students are learning during their degree programs, are teaching positions and research positions. Colleges and universities also hire for research scientist roles, which are full-time staff positions. Program assessment is another responsibility of institutional research offices.

Administration 52

Administration Budget and Finance Management Higher Education Faculty 52