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Report Finds Broad Base Skills Help Students Post-Graduation, But Inequity Remains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are the findings of a nationally representative survey of over 3,200 alumni with bachelor’s degrees who graduated within the last 20 years, as found by Strada Education Network, a research and philanthropy nonprofit helping students complete postsecondary education or training.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He and I both being alumni of HBCUs, made our advisee-advisor bond extra special. McMickens teaches courses that focus on student development theory and practice, research in higher education, critical issues in higher education, and diversity issues in higher education.

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Here are 7 ways liberal arts colleges can use study abroad to remain competitive

University Business

Promote holistic student development Study abroad programs present students with experiences that expand their personal and professional growth and opportunities. Improvestudy abroadmarketing strategies Marketing study abroad options to students is vital to a flourishing program.

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Co-creating a more sustainable framework for professional development for our UG students

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Photo of PALS training day Back in January 2018, a group of staff and students in the Business School got their collective heads around the table to address the problem: ‘How can we get our UG students to engage more in their personal and professional development?’

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Presidential worries: What’s keeping these Northeastern presidents up at night?

University Business

As result, the liberal arts college has rolled out FlightPath to build a strong support network around each of its students by pairing them with a success coach, a faculty advisor, a career coach and an alumni mentor. There are not enough counselors out there,” says Johnson.

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Curriculum Mapping: Skills Matrices and Edinburgh Award

Teaching Matters Student Employment

In the Business School, we recognised that we weren’t always making it easy for students to decipher where and how they were developing these skills, both in and beyond their taught curricula. Rosalyn Claase Ros is Head of Student Experience, having joined the Business School in November 2011 as the Careers Manager.

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It’s official: Joe Paul is named president of the University of Southern Mississippi

University Business

.” Paul, a Southern Miss alumnus, retired in 2015 after he served as an administrator in student affairs for the university for more than 40 years. “The personalized experience students receive at the university is one of the many attributes that make The University of Southern Mississippi special.