Great College Advice

AUGUST 29, 2023

Families and students often ask us, “does volunteer work matter for college admissions?” Does volunteer work matter for college admissions? College admissions officers like both of these things. How many volunteer hours do you need for college admission? Or are colleges looking for something else?

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

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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Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The list would certainly include test-optional admissions, tuition resets, increasing discount rates, student loan abatement and proposed loan forgiveness, the decade-long enrollment decline, the hype surrounding AI and ChatGPT, and the controversies surrounding college rankings, not to mention the upcoming U.S. Mounting competition.

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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. See you in four years." They weren't just teachers.

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