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Asking the Right Questions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Private universities can relocate, at least in theory; community colleges (and, to a lesser degree, state colleges) can’t move very far. Interdisciplinary seminars often don’t transfer cleanly because they don’t fit easily on a checklist. The most basic one is the political importance of place.

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President’s corner: Enrollment guru Mark Lombardi on the terrific power of social media

University Business

From jumpstarting the private university’s cutting-edge digital infrastructure to spearheading a successful workforce development program , Lombardi’s only unfinished accomplishment is not being able to oversee the development of new residential halls to contain its expanding student body. .

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Confessions of a Community College Dean

His frustration was palpable; this was a kid who went to a small school because he wanted nothing more than to be sitting in a seminar kicking around great ideas, but he was Zooming and floundering. My younger son studies engineering at a large public university; I’m a dean for liberal arts education at a midsize private university.

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Sustainability actions students take and want their colleges to take

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In a sustainability projects elective course at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire, “all the students want to know what they can do,” says Joshua Cline, an adjunct professor who teaches the course, along with a seminar for juniors and a senior capstone. The class meets that need. “Seriously.

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