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Does Volunteer Work Matter for College Admissions?

Great College Advice

Families and students often ask us, “does volunteer work matter for college admissions?” ” Volunteer work can help your college application stand out, especially at highly selective places like Ivy League schools. First, it is a testament to your desire to give back to your community.

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Ring The Alarm: A Call to Action for Black Women to Address Wellness in the Academy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Consider your position at your institution. Whether you are a researcher, professor, or president, when was the last time you felt stress in relation to your position? How does it feel to have 15-20 graduate students under your helm and what impact does this have on your writing, research agenda, and wellness?

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HBCUs in the Time of Turnover

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marion Ross Fedrick Shortly after the appointment was announced, Fedrick wrote in an open letter to the university that “we still have the rest of the semester together to wrap up our strategic plan, focus on a seamless leadership transition and celebrate the accomplishments of our students during spring graduation.”

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Survey: Majority of Employers Express Confidence in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Findings indicated that 83% of employers are confident that higher ed is successfully preparing students for the workforce, with 48% ‘strongly’ and 35% ‘somewhat’ agreeing. This finding is particularly relevant at a time when public sentiment for the value of higher ed is on the decline.

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Admissions Counselor on the Mission of a Liberal Arts College

Great College Advice

It’s a four-year investment, so you want to get the most out of your college experience. That’s why you should consider attending a liberal arts college where your personal achievement is important to everyone there, not just to you personally. The major also comprises about 35% of the courses a student takes.

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4 Reasons College Campus Visits Are a Waste of Time & Money

Great College Advice

College campus visits are a ritual. As the summer winds down, my team and I have been busy debriefing our students and their parents about whatever summertime college campus visits they have done in the past month or two. But mostly these are just superficial, once-over-lightly overviews of college life. A requirement.

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Student Life at Hope!

Hope College Network

My expectations about college life were shaped by what I saw on the tv show Gilmore Girls… Rory consistently spent her free time back at home in Stars Hollow. Before college, friends warned me that small schools are often “suitcase schools,” where every student packs up and goes home over the weekend.