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Leadership program offers support for underprivileged students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students receive scholarships of up to $8,000, which eliminates the need for many of them to work multiple jobs, Moayedi says. And I think that’s what sets us apart,” Moayedi says. “We’re designed to be a high-touch, highly supportive system. Share here.

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U of Iowa business school students build storytelling skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: As students at the University of Iowa’s Tippie School of Business prepare to embark on their careers, a new program is teaching them to tell their stories and personal experiences—a communication skill that will be important during their initial job searches and beyond. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Toward a more inclusive peer-review process (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

When asked what surprised her most about publishing after a summer spent working as an intern at one of our presses, a history graduate student replied, “In graduate school, we focus on tearing books apart. But I was impressed by how much you do in publishing to build up a book.” Disable left side advertisement?

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Is Poetry Dying?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

William Butler Yeats (“Things fall apart”)? Steven Mintz Show on Jobs site: Disable left side advertisement?: I sometimes ask myself who was the last poet who ordinary American adults might quote? Was it Dylan Thomas (“Do not go gently into that goodnight”)? Is this diversity newsletter?:

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As microcredentials boom, employers' hiring platforms fumble

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Most employers today require job candidates to apply online. Others who are active on professional networking sites like LinkedIn or job boards like Indeed apply with one click that sends information from the intermediary’s website to the prospective employer. Employers appear similarly enthusiastic.

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KJB-Tel Records’ Higher Ed Breakup Album

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Started a new job? The institution’s tag line is insipid. I was so tired I tried to open the front door of my apartment with my office key. If I don’t find a job soon, I may have to be a greeter at Walmart. Leaving your institution can be a challenging prospect. It’s like breaking up in a relationship.

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If You Were Designing Cal State Today: A Proposal Out of MIT

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I’ll be developing and calling out tags I use for these themes so that you can go to an archive page on each one. This one will be listed under the “ changing enrollment ”, “ future of academic work ” and “third-wave EdTech” tags. Which makes the technology section stand apart. It’s so very…MIT.