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Students connect peers to alumni, industry resources

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: For students, leveraging their institution’s alumni network can be easier said than done. The team puts on dozens of events and works with hundreds of alumni who conduct interviews and writes a blog to create resources for their classmates. Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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HBCU Advancement Teams: Don't Underestimate the Power of the Individual Donor

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nevertheless, giving from individuals still far outweighs the other sources and strengthens the case for our institutions to remain laser-focused on individuals who know our case (our alumni and friends); individuals who have always supported our case (legacy donors); and now, individuals who, because of varying societal circumstances (e.g.,

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A Black Scholar’s Journey in Shaping Study Abroad Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Working with a broad network of campus-based contacts, program staff on both sides of the Pacific, program alumni and friends, and other colleagues across a few dozen U.S. Roger Adkins, executive director of Earlham’s Center for Global Education. But you can’t be what you don't see, Dabney says.

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The Equity Imperative ?of the Place-Bound Student

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Nevertheless, in California and most states with firmly established universities with powerful ties to policymakers, wealthy and active alumni, and higher education structures built for a decidedly different era and political economy, establishing and advancing community college baccalaureate degrees is typically a Sisyphean task.

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Famous Graduates of Liberal Arts Colleges

Great College Advice

NOTABLE ALUMNI of ALBION COLLEGE, Albion, MI Rick Smith, ’68, Former editor-in-chief of Newsweek Stanley Kresge–founder of Kmart Cedric Dempsey–former Executive Director of the NCAA NOTABLE ALUMNI of ALLEGHENY COLLEGE, Meadville, PA Clarence Darrow – noted American lawyer in the Scopes Monkey Trials. Former U.S.

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Four ways for career centers to engage students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students who utilize career services are more likely to have a favorable impression of their educational experience, which translates to happy alumni, something all institutions strive for. The students also engage with the college’s alumni and professional network. Translate coursework into career preparation.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Additionally, five institutions that previously received the Seal have chosen to recertify their status by demonstrating how they continue to utilize the Seal’s principles. We have also increased the financial support for those students that will help them access emergency funds, paid internships and more scholarships.